陵墓

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 陵墓, read りょうぼ, pairs royal burial mound 陵 with tomb 墓 as a formal name for a royal mausoleum.
• Basic usage: It is a formal term for the tomb of a king or imperial person, as in 王の陵墓.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Tone and register
  • It more strongly implies the status of the buried person and a historical mausoleum than the general word 墓.