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碑: stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

碑(いしぶみ)

いしぶみ

stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela

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Reading and meaning

Reading: いしぶみ
Romaji: ishibumi
Meaning: stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

後世(こうせい)への教訓(きょうくん)を刻(きざ)んだ碑(いしぶみ)が、静(しず)かな丘(おか)に建(た)っている。
A stone monument engraved with a lesson for future generations stands on a quiet hill.
村人(むらびと)たちは戦没者(せんぼつしゃ)を悼(いた)む碑(いしぶみ)を守(まも)

り

続(つづ)

けてきた。

The villagers have continued to preserve the monument commemorating those who died in the war.

境内(けいだい)の碑(いしぶみ)には、開山(かいざん)の功績(こうせき)が刻(きざ)まれている。

The stele on the temple grounds bears the achievements of its founder.

海辺(うみべ)には、震災(しんさい)の記憶(きおく)を伝(つた)える碑(いしぶみ)がひっそりと立(た)っている。

A stone monument quietly stands by the sea, conveying the memory of the earthquake disaster.