Word Meaning 壁龕

へきがん hekigan

壁龕 is read as へきがん (hekigan) and means niche (in Western architecture).

Meaning

English

niche (in Western architecture)

Reading

Kana

へきがん

Romaji

hekigan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

壁

へき

Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

壁紙

かべがみ

wallpaper

壁画

へきが

fresco

壁面

へきめん

surface of a wall

壁新聞

かべしんぶん

wall newspaper

壁掛け

かべかけ

wall-mounted

壁下地

かべしたじ

framework (for a mud-plastered wall)

壁一重

かべひとえ

single wall

壁上

へきじょう

on a wall

壁間

へきかん

portion of wall between two pillars

壁立

へきりつ

cliff that stands tall like a wall

壁代

かべしろ

curtain separating a central room from the aisles around it (in palatial-style architecture)