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：2026/01/12
壁龕
Hiragana
へきがん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
壁面に設けられた、仏像・神像・聖像・彫像・装飾品などを安置するためのくぼんだ空間。建築装飾の一種。 / 西洋建築で、壁をくり抜いてつくった小さなくぼみ。像や花瓶などを置くための装飾的スペース。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かべにあるものやぞうをおくためのくぼみ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
建筑中墙面内的凹陷壁洞，用于安置雕像或陈设 / 西式建筑中的壁凹、龛位
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
牆壁上的凹陷小室，用於安置雕像或裝飾 / 建築物牆面的內凹空間
Korean Meaning
벽면에 파낸 오목한 공간 / 조각상이나 장식을 배치하기 위한 벽의 알코브
Indonesian
ceruk dinding / relung dinding / relung arsitektural
Vietnamese Meaning
hốc tường; ô âm tường / hốc vòm trong tường dùng để đặt tượng, trang trí
Tagalog Meaning
nicho sa dingding / uka sa pader para sa estatwa o dekorasyon / munting alkoba sa pader
Sense（1）
niche, alcove (in Western architecture)
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壁龕
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His favorite vase is placed in this niche.
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この壁龕には、彼のお気に入りの花瓶が置かれています。
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