墓碑

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 墓碑, read ぼひ, means a stone marker erected at a grave to identify or commemorate the deceased.
• Basic usage: It is used for weathered writing on a gravestone or a family paying respects before it.
  • 古い墓碑の文字は雨風で薄れていた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The object compared with 墓
  • 墓 refers to the grave or burial place, while 墓碑 refers to the stone marker erected there.