VocabJLPT N3
grave
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. grave
  2. 2. gravesite
  3. 3. Tomb
This noun refers to a grave or tomb, the place where a deceased person is buried or memorialized. Visiting family graves is an important custom in Japan, especially during the summer Obon season and at the spring and autumn equinoxes.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

In the evenings, it always feels colder right in front of that grave.

Sentence 2

We really need to clean the grave — it's completely overgrown.

Sentence 3

"Do you remember where the grave is?" my mom checked.

Sentence 4

The inscription on that grave is surprisingly easy to read.

Sentence 5

I asked my friend to send me the location of the grave.