骨壷

こつつぼ

Also written 骨壺

Meanings

1. Noun funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn

Kanji

• 骨 bone. Read as コツ.
• 壷 jar; pot; hinge knuckle. Read as つぼ.

Example sentences

• 祖母の遺灰は寺院に置かれた骨壷に入っている。
  Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.

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