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がん
Meanings
Noun
1. niche for a Buddhist image; alcove
2. miniature shrine for a Buddhist image
3. portable shrine used to move a deceased person from their house to the graveyard (in Okinawa)
Alt. forms
龕
がん
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がん
Pitch accent
が
ん
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
へき
がん
niche (in Western architecture)
がん
ぞう
Buddha figure carved into a rock; Buddha figure in a cabinet
がん
や
place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)