宗廟

Reading

Kana: そうびょう

Romaji: soubyō

Definition

noun

1

ancestral shrine (temple); mausoleum (of one's ancestors); Imperial mausoleum

Kanji

宗

Readings: シュウ、 ソウ、 むね

Meanings: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence

廟

Readings: ビョウ、 ミョウ、 たまや、 みたまや、 やしろ

Meanings: mausoleum, shrine, palace