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Words with 龕

Kanji 龕, meaning alcove for an image, appears in 8 Japanese vocabulary entries.

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起龕

きがん

ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)

強盗提灯

がんどうちょうちん

flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward

強盗返し

がんとうがえし

rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene

壁龕

へきがん

niche (in Western architecture)

がん

miniature shrine for a Buddhist image

龕屋

がんや

place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)

龕像

がんぞう

Buddha figure carved into a rock

龕灯

がんどう

Buddhist altar light