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What does 葬る (ほうむる, houmuru) mean?

葬る (ほうむる, houmuru) means to bury; to hide away, to cover up.

Quick facts
Readingほうむる
Romajihoumuru
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ほうむる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhoumuru

to bury; to hide away, to cover up

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to bury; to inter; to entomb
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

Example sentences

  • The case ended up being buried in darkness.

  • The body was buried in a quiet cemetery.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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