廟
廟: mausoleum
mausoleum; ancestral shrine
15 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
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ビョウ・ミョウ
Kunたまや・みたまや・やしろ
Almost always read びょう, in words for a ruler's or ancestor's shrine or tomb.
Key words
霊廟れいびょうmausoleum
廟堂びょうどうmausoleum; imperial court
宗廟そうびょうancestral shrine of a dynasty
廟びょうmausoleum; shrine
Example sentences
日光の山には、将軍をまつった霊廟が今も残っている。
In the mountains of Nikko, a mausoleum enshrining a shogun still stands.
王は都の中心に宗廟を建て、先祖のために祭りを行った。
The king built an ancestral shrine in the heart of the capital and held rites for his forebears.
村はずれの小さな廟に、人々は毎朝お茶と花を供えている。
Every morning, people leave tea and flowers at the small shrine on the edge of the village.