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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 (5 in total)
壁
へき
龕
がん
niche (in Western architecture)
龕
がん
燈
とう
返
がえ
し
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
龕
がん
灯
とう
返
がえ
し
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
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