墓 場(はかば)

はかば

noun

graveyard, cemetery

religion culture

1. graveyard, cemetery

A place where the dead are buried; a burial ground.

墓場(はかば)で幽霊(ゆうれい)を見(み)た。

I saw a ghost at the graveyard.

先祖(せんぞ)の墓場(はかば)を訪(おとず)れた。

I visited my ancestors' graveyard.

古(ふる)い墓場(はかば)は不気味(ぶきみ)だ。

Old graveyards are eerie.

この秘密(ひみつ)は墓場(はかば)まで持(も)っていく。

I'll take this secret to the grave.

夜(よる)の墓場(はかば)は静(しず)かで、虫(むし)の声(こえ)だけが聞(き)こえた。

The graveyard at night was quiet, and only the sound of insects could be heard.

墓場(はかば) refers to a burial ground, often with a slightly eerie or traditional connotation.

Common expressions

墓場(はかば)を訪(おとず)れる: to visit a graveyard
墓場(はかば)で眠(ねむ)る: to rest in the graveyard
墓場(はかば)まで持(も)っていく: to take to the grave (keep a secret until death)

Similar words

墓地(ぼち): cemetery (more formal/neutral)
霊園(れいえん): memorial park (modern, euphemistic)
墓(はか): grave (individual burial site)
共同(きょうどう)墓地(ぼち): communal cemetery

墓場(はかば) has a more traditional or atmospheric feel compared to the neutral 墓地(ぼち).

Related Words

Synonym: 墓(はか) (grave, tomb)

Compare: 墓地(ぼち) (cemetery)

Compare: 霊園(れいえん) (memorial park)

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Added 2026.1.16 23:00 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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