What does kanji 廟 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 廟 is mausoleum.

How is kanji 廟 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 廟 are たまや, みたまや, やしろ; the onyomi readings are ビョウ, ミョウ.

What words use kanji 廟?

Example words that use kanji 廟 include 廟, 廟宇, 廟議, 廟号.

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廟

Meaning

Kanji 廟

mausoleum

mausoleum, palace, shrine

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たまやみたまややしろ
Onyomi 音読み: ビョウミョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 庿 (Itaiji) , 庙 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2101
Strokes: 15
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 朝 • 潮 • 嘲 • 謿

Related vocabulary

Showing 14 common entries

Showing 14 of 15 entries that include this kanji.

廟

たまや

mausoleum

廟宇

びょうう

(Shinto) shrine

廟議

びょうぎ

court council

廟号

びょうごう

name given to a mausoleum (or shrine, etc.)

廟堂

びょうどう

imperial court

ご廟

ごびょう

mausoleum

伊勢大廟

いせたいびょう

the Grand Shrines of Ise

古廟

こびょう

old shrine

宗廟

そうびょう

ancestral shrine (temple)

聖廟

せいびょう

Confucian temple

祖廟

そびょう

mausoleum containing the remains of one's ancestors

帝廟

ていびょう

imperial mausoleum

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

廟にお参りする。

I pray at the mausoleum.

この廟は古代の王のものだ。

This mausoleum belongs to an ancient king.

廟の中で神に祈る。

I pray to the god inside the shrine.

廟は平和の象徴です。

The mausoleum is a symbol of peace.

彼は廟の中で静かに座っていた。

He sat quietly inside the shrine.