龕 | Shirabe

龕がん

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

龕がん

Noun

English JMdict (multilingual)

1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) niche for a Buddhist image;alcove

2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) miniature shrine for a Buddhist image

See also: 厨子 (ずし)

3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) portable shrine used to move a deceased person from their house to the graveyard (in Okinawa)

漢字 kanji used

龕 alcove for an image 22画