龕

alcove for an image

Strokes
22
On
カン, ガン
Kun
れい

Parts

Words with 龕

  1. 龕灯がんどう · gandouBuddhist altar light; flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
  2. 壁龕へきがん · hekiganniche (in Western architecture)
  3. 起龕きがん · kiganceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)
  4. 龕像がんぞう · ganzouBuddha figure carved into a rock; Buddha figure in a cabinet
  5. 龕屋がんや · ganyaplace to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences