龕

22 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

alcove for an image

Kun'yomi
  • れい
On'yomi
  • カン
  • ガン
    		niche for a Buddhist image ②miniature shrine for a Buddhist image ③portable shrine used to move a deceased person from their house to the graveyard (in Okinawa)

Main Radical

龍(KanXi) 人(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

カンガン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

alcove for an image
カン　れい (Kentei 1)
fit, suit, join
あ.う　あい-　ゴウ (2nd, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
dragon, imperial
リュウ　リョウ　たつ (Kentei Pre-1)
stake(樁)　variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)

Common Words

がん
龕
niche for a Buddhist image ②miniature shrine for a Buddhist image ③portable shrine used to move a deceased person from their house to the graveyard (in Okinawa)
がん
龕
どう
灯
Buddhist altar light
へき
壁
がん
龕
niche (in Western architecture)
き
起
がん
龕
ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)
がん
龕
ぞう
像
Buddha figure carved into a rock ②Buddha figure in a cabinet
がん
龕
や
屋
place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)
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References

Unicode hex code 9F95
JIS X 0208 1-83-92
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 568
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7104
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48839
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a20.3
Four corner code 8021.1