Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

葬(ほうむ)るto bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve

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    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to bury, to inter, to entomb

      2. 2.

        to cover up, to hush up, to shelve

    All Forms

    葬る 【ほうむる】、葬る 【ほうぶる】

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      • ほ

      • う

      • む

      • る

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    • 遺体(いたい)を墓地(ぼち)に葬(ほうむ)る。

      They will bury the body in the cemetery.

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    • 忌(い)まわしい記憶(きおく)を葬(ほうむ)りたいです。

      I want to bury the loathsome memories.

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    • 警察(けいさつ)が悪徳(あくとく)業者(ぎょうしゃ)を業界(ぎょうかい)から葬(ほうむ)りました。

      The police interred the corrupt businesses from the industry.

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    • 闇(やみ)に葬(ほうむ)られた事件(じけん)を巡(めぐ)って市民(しみん)が考察(こうさつ)を繰(く)り広(ひろ)げています。

      Citizens are discussing and analyzing the incident that was buried in darkness.

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    • 週刊誌(しゅうかんし)に秘密(ひみつ)を暴露(ばくろ)された上(うえ)は、芸能(げいのう)界(かい)から葬(ほうむ)られるのも時間(じかん)の問題(もんだい)です。

      Now that his secret has been exposed by a weekly magazine, it's only a matter of time before he's buried from the entertainment industry.

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