alcove for an image

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NounFreq #84475
1

niche for a Buddhist image; alcove

2

miniature shrine for a Buddhist image

3

portable shrine used to move a deceased person from their house to the graveyard (in Okinawa)

壁龕きがんNounFreq #95691
1

niche (in Western architecture)

龕灯龕燈んどうNounFreq #113114
1

Buddhist altar light

起龕がんNounFreq #231545
1

Buddhism

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

強盗提灯龕灯提灯がんどうちょうちんNounFreq #254135
1

flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward

強盗返し龕灯返しんどうがえしがんとうがえし龕燈返しNounFreq #302676
1

rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene

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