位牌

Japanese

Kanji in this term
位 牌
い
Grade: 4 		はい
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

位(い)牌(はい) • (ihai) 

  1. buddhist mortuary tablet
  2. spirit tablet

Derived terms

  • 位(い)牌(はい)所(じょ) (ihaijo, “site of a buddhist temple”)
  • 位(い)牌(はい)堂(どう) (ihaidō, “mortuary chapel​”)
  • 位(い)牌(はい)を汚(けが)す (ihai o kegasu, “to discrace one's ancestors”)

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