龕

alcove for an image

22 strokes.

Readings

• ガン (on reading): 龕 (がん) niche for a Buddhist image; 龕灯 (がんどう) Buddhist altar light
• カン (on reading): 壁龕 (へきがん) niche (in Western architecture); 起龕 (きがん) ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)
• れい (kun reading)

Components

• 合
• 龍
• 一 radical one
• 𠆢 radical person roof
• 口 radical mouth
• 月 radical moon; flesh
• 立 radical stand

Words using 龕

• 龕 (がん) niche for a Buddhist image
• 龕灯 (がんどう) Buddhist altar light
• 龕像 (がんぞう) Buddha figure carved into a rock
• 龕屋 (がんや) place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)
• 壁龕 (へきがん) niche (in Western architecture)
• 起龕 (きがん) ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists