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[のう()·こつ()·どう()]
noukotsudou
noun

Root Words:

[のう()·こつ() + どう()]
noukotsu + dou

English Meaning(s) for 納骨堂

noun
  1. ossuary; crypt; charnel house

Definition and Synonyms for 納骨堂

Charnel a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
Synonyms: 納骨堂
Columbarium a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
Synonyms: 納骨堂
Grave a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Synonyms: 塚穴, , 墓穴, 墳墓, 奥津城, 御霊屋, 納骨堂, 霊屋, 青山
Burial Vault a burial chamber (usually underground)
Synonyms: 納骨堂, 骨堂

Meanings for each kanji in 納骨堂

» settlement; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store
» skeleton; bone; remains; frame
» public chamber; hall

Categories 納骨堂 is a member of

Sepulture a chamber that is used as a grave
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Recess an enclosure that is set back or indented
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Burial Vault a burial chamber (usually underground)
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Topographic Point a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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