ちょう
鳥
そう
葬

noun

  1. sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょう
鳥
そう
葬
 鳥葬 ちょうそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
interment, bury, shelve
ソウ　ほうむ.る　はふり (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
death, die
シ　し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)