墓地
Chinese
| tomb | earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (墓地) | 墓 | 地 | |
| simp. #(墓地) | 墓 | 地 | |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 墳地 (“graveyard; cemetery”) [map]
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 墓 | 地 |
| ぼ Grade: 5 |
ち Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese compound 墓地 (muH dijH, literally “grave, tomb + ground, region”). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing. Compare modern Mandarin reading mùdì, Min Nan bōng-tē.
Usage notes
This reading is more common than hakachi below.
In general usage, the Chinese-derived term 墓地 (bochi) is somewhat more formal than the native-Japanese compound 墓場 (hakaba). Compare the similar English terms, with the Latin-derived cemetery and the native compound graveyard.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 墓 | 地 |
| はか Grade: 5 |
ち Grade: 2 |
| yutōyomi | |
Compound of 墓 (haka, “grave”, from Old Japanese) + 地 (chi, “ground, region”, from Middle Chinese).[3][2]
Usage notes
This reading is less common than bochi above.
References
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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