墓

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) grave; tomb
 * : Mu

Kanji

 * 1) grave; graveyard

Compounds

 * : a tombstone, a headstone
 * : an extra inscription at the end of a tombstone inscription, such as a short poem
 * : the text on a tombstone, giving the deceased's name, dates of birth and death, and other details
 * : a cemetery, a graveyard
 * : a dolmen

Etymology 1
From, from. First attested in the  of 720.

Ultimate derivation. One possibility is that the final ka may be, as in the term.

Noun

 * 1) a grave, a tomb

Derived terms

 * : an open grave, the hole where someone is buried
 * : a graveyard, a cemetery
 * : a gravedigger
 * : a graveyard or cemetery caretaker

Etymology 2
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬 readings bō͘, bōng.

Noun

 * 1) a grave, a tomb

Usage notes
Seldom used in isolation. More commonly encountered in compounds.

Derived terms

 * : a graveyard, a cemetery
 * : a graveyard, a cemetery
 * : an open grave, the hole where someone is buried

Etymology 1
Irregularly shifted from, perhaps due to confusion with the hanja.

Etymology 2
Presumably the original form.

Pronunciation

 * IPA(key):

Usage notes

 * Yukjin speakers still use the orthodox pronunciation in compounds, e.g. for.
 * This form appears to have historically been more common throughout the peninsula, as even southern dialects still sporadically have the derived term.