Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to bury, to inter, to entomb.
  2. to cover up, to hush up, to shelve.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
葬る ほうむる
ほうぶ
 
葬る ほうぶる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

interment, bury, shelve
ソウ ほうむ.る はふり (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
death, die
シ し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)