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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

がんどうがえし

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

壁龕

へきがん

niche (in Western architecture)

龕

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