庵
庵: hermitage
hermitage; small retreat
11 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here
Readings
On
アン
Kunいおり・いお
Usually あん in compounds (草庵, 沢庵), but いおり when it stands alone for a small hut.
Key words
庵いおりhermitage; hut
草庵そうあんthatched hermitage
沢庵たくあんpickled daikon radish
庵室あんしつhermitage; hut
Example sentences
老僧は山奥の小さな庵で、一人静かに暮らしていた。
The old monk lived quietly alone in a small hermitage deep in the mountains.
旅の僧は、竹やぶのそばの草庵に一晩泊めてもらった。
The traveling monk was given a night's lodging in a thatched hermitage by the bamboo grove.
朝ごはんには、白いご飯と味噌汁と沢庵を食べた。
For breakfast I had white rice, miso soup and pickled daikon.