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龕 かん alcove for an image

Primary Information

Kunyomi

れい

Onyomi

かん; がん

Meanings

alcove for an image

Composition Elements

龕 alcove for an image consists of the elements 合 fit and 龍 dragon

Used In Vocabulary

壁龕
へきがん
niche
起龕
きがん
ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house
龕像
がんぞう
Buddha figure carved into a rock
龕屋
がんや
place to store a body in a coffin before burial
龕
がん
niche or alcove for an image
龕灯
がんどう
Buddhist altar light
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