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廟

廟: mausoleum

mausoleum; ancestral shrine
15 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
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

In the mountains of Nikko, a mausoleum enshrining a shogun still stands.

The king built an ancestral shrine in the heart of the capital and held rites for his forebears.

Every morning, people leave tea and flowers at the small shrine on the edge of the village.

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