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”)

References

• “位^▲牌”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025