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cemetery; memorial park
A cemetery or burial ground, often a large, well-maintained park-like facility. Used for both public and private cemeteries.
霊園にお墓参りに行く。
To go visit a grave at the cemetery.
市営霊園の区画を申し込んだ。
I applied for a plot at the municipal cemetery.
この霊園は緑が多く、静かな環境にある。
This cemetery has lots of greenery and is in a quiet setting.
Often used in the formal names of cemeteries: 多磨霊園 (Tama Cemetery), 青山霊園 (Aoyama Cemetery). Common collocations: 公営霊園 (public cemetery), 民営霊園 (private cemetery), 霊園の管理 (cemetery maintenance). Compare with 墓地 (graveyard — more general), 墓園 (cemetery — less common). 霊園 tends to suggest a larger, more modern, park-style facility.