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    3. 骨壷

    骨壷

    骨こつ壷つぼ

    funerary urn

    KMT10News #47+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    骨壺骨つぼ

    こつつぼ

    Noun

    1.
    funerary urn, cinerary urn, burial urn, cremation urn

    Stroke 0 / 21

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    故こ人じんの遺い骨こつは骨こつ壷つぼに納おさめられた。

    The deceased's remains were placed in an urn.

    KMT7Culture & Traditions
    火か葬そう後ご、遺い族ぞくは骨こつ壷つぼに遺い骨こつを収おさめる。

    After cremation, the bereaved family places the remains in an urn.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    骨こつ壷つぼのデザインも多た様よう化かしており、故こ人じんの生せい前ぜんの趣しゅ味みを反はん映えいしたものもある。

    Urn designs have also diversified, with some reflecting the deceased's hobbies during their lifetime.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    日に本ほんでは、骨こつ壷つぼを墓はかに埋まい葬そうするのが一いっ般ぱん的てきな習しゅう慣かんだ。

    In Japan, it is a common custom to bury urns in graves.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    最さい近きんでは、自じ宅たくに骨こつ壷つぼを置おいて供く養ようする人ひとも増ふえている。

    Recently, more people are keeping urns at home to mourn their loved ones.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHome & HousingFamily & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    骨
    ほね…(1)
    skeleton・bone・remains・frame
    壷
    つぼ…(1)
    jar・pot・hinge knuckle・one's aim
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