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funeral hall; funeral parlor; funeral home
A facility where funeral services and ceremonies are held. May include spaces for the wake, the funeral ceremony, and sometimes cremation.
A compound of 葬儀 (funeral ceremony) and 場 (place, hall). This is one of several terms for funeral-related facilities in Japanese.
Common collocations
- 葬儀場を予約する — to reserve a funeral hall
- 葬儀場に集まる — to gather at the funeral hall
- 葬儀場の駐車場 — funeral hall parking lot
- 民間の葬儀場 — private funeral hall
Similar words
- 斎場 — funeral facility (formal term, often refers to public/municipal facilities; can include crematoriums)
- 葬儀会館 — funeral ceremony hall (often the marketing name used by funeral companies)
- 告別式場 — farewell ceremony venue (specifically for the farewell portion of the funeral)
Cultural note
Most Japanese funerals today are held at dedicated 葬儀場 rather than at home or at temples. The typical sequence involves an 通夜 (wake) on the evening before, followed by the 告別式 (farewell ceremony) the next day, and then 火葬 (cremation) at a 火葬場.