# 墓 — grave; tomb

墓 means “grave; tomb”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ボ (bo). Kun'yomi: はか (haka). You'll see it in words such as 墓 (haka, “grave; gravesite”).

- Meaning: grave; tomb
- On'yomi: ボ (bo)
- Kun'yomi: はか (haka)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 2

## How to remember 墓

Parts: 莫 dusk · 土 earth

## Words with 墓

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 墓 | はか (haka) | grave; gravesite |

## Don't confuse it with

[暮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/make-a-living/) · [募](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/recruit/) · [模](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imitate/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 2” set

[斎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ritual-purity/) · [仙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hermit/) · [聖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/holy/) · [犠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sacrifice/) · [寿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/longevity/) · [祥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/auspicious/) · [慶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/joyous-occasion/) · [仁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/benevolence/) · [墓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grave/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grave/. Last updated 2026-11-01.