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ほうむ

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to bury, to inter, to entomb
  • to cover up, to hush up, to shelve

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Example sentences

かれ遺体いたい故郷こきょう墓地ぼちほうむられた

His remains were buried in his hometown cemetery.

その不祥事ふしょうじ組織そしきぐるみでほうむられ真実しんじつやみえた。

The scandal was covered up by the entire organization, and the truth disappeared into darkness.

おう壮大そうだい陵墓りょうぼほうむられることをのぞんだ。

The king wished to be entombed in a magnificent mausoleum.

政府せいふはその報告書ほうこくしょほうむろうとしたが、内部ないぶ告発者こくはつしゃ公表こうひょうした。

The government tried to shelve the report, but a whistleblower made it public.

都合つごうわる証拠しょうこほうむことは、いかなる権力者けんりょくしゃにもゆるされてはならない。

No person in power should ever be permitted to hush up inconvenient evidence.