骨(ほね)を埋(うず)める

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

1. 1

   expressionIchidan verb

   to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place

   idiomatic expression

   私(わたし)はこの美(うつく)しい庭(にわ)で骨(ほね)をうずめたいと願(ねが)っています。

   • I wish to be buried in this beautiful garden.

   Words:私(わたし)美(うつく)しい庭(にわ)骨(ほね)を埋(うず)める願(ねが)う

   Verified

   祖(そ)父(ふ)は生(う)まれ故(こ)郷(きょう)の小(ちい)さな村(むら)で、静(しず)かに骨(ほね)を埋(うず)めました。

   • My grandfather was laid to rest quietly in the small village of his birthplace.

   Words:祖(そ)父(ふ)生(う)まれ故(こ)郷(きょう)小(ちい)さな村(むら)静(しず)かに骨(ほね)を埋(うず)める

   Verified
2. 2

   to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

   idiomatic expression

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