墓
墓 — Grave
grave, tomb
On’yomiボ (bo)
Kun’yomiはか (haka)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 墓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墓 | はか haka | grave; gravesite; tomb |
| 墓地 | ぼち bochi | cemetery; graveyard |
| 墓参 | はかまいり hakamairi | visit to a grave |
| 墓石 | ぼせき boseki | tombstone; gravestone |
| 墓前 | ぼぜん bozen | in front of a grave |
| 墓場 | はかば hakaba | graveyard; cemetery |
Study notes
墓 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1337 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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