JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 墓: "grave, tomb"
The kanji 墓 means "grave, tomb". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボ in on'yomi and はか in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はか
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | grave, tomb |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1337 of 2,501 |
Common words with 墓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 墓grave; gravesite; tomb
- 墓地cemetery; graveyard
- 墓場graveyard; cemetery
- 墓参りvisit to a grave
- 墓石tombstone; gravestone
- 墓標grave marker; gravestone; headstone · writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
- 墓穴を掘るto dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
- 墓所graveyard
- 墓穴grave (pit)
- 墓前in front of a grave
- 墳墓grave; tomb
- 墓守grave maintenance; grave keeper
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