龕 — kanji meaning “alcove for an image”
龕
alcove for an image
- Meanings
- alcove for an image
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)、ガン (gan)
- Kun'yomi
- れい
- Strokes
- 22
- Classical radical
- 212
- Chinese reading
- kān — Chinese character page
Words with 龕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 龕灯 | がんどう gandou | Buddhist altar light |
| 壁龕 | へきがん hekigan | niche (in Western architecture) |
| 起龕 | きがん kigan | ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism) |
| 龕像 | がんぞう ganzou | Buddha figure carved into a rock |
| 龕屋 | がんや gan'ya | place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa) |
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