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    3. 仏間

    仏間

    仏ぶつ間ま

    Buddhist family chapel

    KMT10News #40+1NounCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyHome & HousingKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ぶつま

    Noun

    1.
    Buddhist family chapel, altar room

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    祖そ母ぼの家いえには仏ぶつ間まがある。

    My grandmother's house has a Buddhist altar room.

    KMT7Home & HousingFamily & RelationshipsReligion & Philosophy
    毎まい朝あさ、仏ぶつ間までご先せん祖ぞ様さまに手てを合あわせる。

    Every morning, I pray to my ancestors in the Buddhist altar room.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyDaily Life
    仏ぶつ間まは、故こ人じんを偲しのび、家か族ぞくの絆きずなを深ふかめる大たい切せつな場ば所しょだ。

    The Buddhist altar room is an important place to remember the deceased and deepen family ties.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyFamily & Relationships
    最さい近きんの住じゅう宅たくでは、仏ぶつ間まをリビングの一いち部ぶとしてデザインする例れいも増ふえている。

    In recent houses, there are increasing examples of designing the Buddhist altar room as part of the living room.

    KMT10Home & HousingArt & DesignDaily Life
    仏ぶつ間まには、仏ぶつ壇だんの他ほかに位い牌はいや掛かきけ軸じくが飾かざられていることが多おおい。

    In a Buddhist altar room, in addition to the Buddhist altar, memorial tablets and hanging scrolls are often displayed.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    仏
    ほとけ…(2)
    Buddha・the dead・France
    間
    あいだ・ま・あい…(6)
    interval・space
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