Kanji details for 龕

龕
 
Uses 22 strokes


Search words that:
- start with 龕
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alcove for an image
KUN:
  • れい
    rei
ON:
  • カン
    kan
  • ガン
    gan
Written with 22 strokes

Radicals:
月 、口 、立 、个
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
1.
Buddha figure carved into a rock
2.
Buddha figure in a cabinet

noun
•
Buddhist altar light
Other readings:
龕燈【がんどう】

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:
  1. 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
•
place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)

noun
•
ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)(Buddhist term)

noun
•
niche (in Western architecture)