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龕
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)
Kanji used
龕
alcove for an image
Pitch accent
が
ん
Used in: 33
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
壁
へき
龕
がん
niche (in Western architecture)
龕
がん
像
ぞう
Buddha figure carved into a rock; Buddha figure in a cabinet
龕
がん
屋
や
place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)