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    3. 棺

    棺

    棺かん

    coffin

    KMT9News #20+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    柩

    かんひつぎきゅう

    Noun

    1.
    coffin, casket

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    Speed1.0x

    故こ人じんは美うつくしい棺かんに納におさめられた。

    The deceased was laid in a beautiful coffin.

    KMT8Culture & Traditions
    葬そう儀ぎの際さい、参さん列れつ者しゃは棺かんに花はなを手た向むけた。

    During the funeral, attendees offered flowers to the coffin.

    KMT9Culture & Traditions
    古こ代だいエジプトでは、ファラオの棺かんは豪ごう華かな装そう飾しょくが施ほどこされていた。

    In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh's coffin was elaborately decorated.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsHistory
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな葬そう儀ぎでは、棺かんは白しろい布ぬので覆おおわれることが多 い。

    In traditional Japanese funerals, the coffin is often covered with white cloth.

    KMT9Culture & Traditions
    考こう古こ学がく者しゃは、古こ代だい遺い跡せきから貴き重ちょうな副ふく葬そう品ひんとともに棺かんを発はっ見けんした。

    Archaeologists discovered a coffin along with valuable burial goods from the ancient ruins.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions

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    棺
    coffin・casket
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