Kanji details for 龕
龕
alcove for an image
KUN:
- れいrei
ON:
- カンkan
- ガンgan
Example words(showing 8 results)
noun
1.
niche or alcove for an image
2.
(in Okinawa) portable shrine used to move a deceased from their house to the graveyard
noun
•
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
All readings:
強盗返し【がんどうがえし】
、強盗返し【がんとうがえし】
、龕灯返し【がんどうがえし】
、龕灯返し【がんとうがえし】
、龕燈返し【がんどうがえし】[1]
、龕燈返し【がんとうがえし】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
•
flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
All readings:
強盗提灯【がんどうちょうちん】
、龕灯提灯【がんどうちょうちん】
noun
•
ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)(Buddhist term)