厨子

ずし

Meanings

1. Noun miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.)
2. cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) See also: 厨子棚 (ずしだな).
3. carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa) See also: 厨子甕 (ずしがめ).

Kanji

• 厨 kitchen. Read as ズ.
• 子 child. Read as シ.

Words containing 厨子

• 厨子甕 (ずしがめ) decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa)
• 厨子棚 (ずしだな) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.)

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