墓

grave

JLPT N1 Grade 5 13 strokes

Kun'yomi: はか
On'yomi: ボ
Radical: 土 · earth (earth, soil, ground)

墓 means "grave". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read はか in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ボ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

墓 in example sentences

私わたしは父ちちの墓参はかまいりをした。

Watashi wa chichi no hakamairi o shita.

I visited my father's grave.
私わたしたちは父ちちの墓参はかまいりをした。

Watashitachi wa chichi no hakamairi o shita.

We visited our father's grave.
父ちちのお墓参はかまいりをしてきたんです。

Chichi no o hakamairi o shite kitan desu.

I visited my father's grave.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 墓 mean?: 墓 means "grave". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 墓 have?: 墓 is written in 13 strokes.
How is 墓 read?: It is read はか in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ボ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 墓?: 墓 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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