お葬 式(そうしき)

おそうしき

noun

funeral

1. funeral

A ceremony conducted to honor and bid farewell to a deceased person, typically involving Buddhist or Shinto rituals in Japan.

明日(あした)、祖母(そぼ)のお葬式(そうしき)がある。

My grandmother's funeral is tomorrow.

お葬式(そうしき)には黒(くろ)い服(ふく)を着(き)ていく。

You wear black clothes to a funeral.

お葬式(そうしき)で焼香(しょうこう)をした。

I offered incense at the funeral.

来週(らいしゅう)のお葬式(そうしき)に参列(さんれつ)するために地元(じもと)に帰(かえ)る。

I'm going back to my hometown to attend the funeral next week.

お葬式(そうしき)の準備(じゅんび)は大変(たいへん)だったが家族(かぞく)みんなで力(ちから)を合(あ)わせて無事(ぶじ)に終(お)わらせることができた。

The funeral preparations were tough, but the whole family worked together and managed to get everything done.

POLITENESS:
お葬式(そうしき) is the polite form. The plain form 葬式(そうしき) is also used but is less common in conversation.

JAPANESE FUNERAL CUSTOMS:

通夜(つや): wake (evening before funeral)
告別式(こくべつしき): farewell ceremony
焼香(しょうこう): offering incense
香典(こうでん): condolence money

ATTIRE:

喪服(もふく): mourning clothes
Black suit for men, black dress for women
Avoid flashy jewelry and accessories

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

お葬式(そうしき)に参列(さんれつ)する: to attend a funeral
お葬式(そうしき)を行(おこな)う: to hold a funeral
お葬式(そうしき)の準備(じゅんび): funeral preparations

Related Words

Synonym: 葬式(そうしき) (funeral (plain))

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Added 2026.1.16 18:32 · Revised 2026.6.16 3:53

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