墓 grave

(opium) Same-ON + 土 (earth)

Onyomi

BO

Mnemonic

Your mother went to an early grave from smokin' too much opium, so now she's buried in the earth.

Kunyomi

はか	grave ★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

墓地(ぼち)

graveyard ★★☆☆☆ 墓 (grave) + 地 (area) = 墓地 (graveyard)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
募	recruit	STRENGTH	力
暮	make a living	DAY	日
墓	grave	EARTH	土
模	model	WOOD	木

You recruit members to give your organization more STRENGTH.

You have to make a living every DAY.

The grave is in the EARTH.

But you carve a model airplane out of WOOD.

Synonyms

graveyard 墓地    霊園    墓場