羅漢

らかん

arhat, Lohan, achiever of Nirvana

羅漢槙

らかんまき ラカンマキ

Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki (variety of yew plum pine)

阿羅漢

あらかん

Arhat, Buddhist monk who has attained Nirvana

羅漢果

らかんか ラカンカ

luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii), herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand, fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii

十八羅漢

じゅうはちらかん

the eighteen arhats

十六羅漢

じゅうろくらかん

the sixteen arhats

羅漢回し

らかんまわし

game in which people sit in a circle taking turns to imitate the previous person's humorous facial expression or gesture

斎

とき

meals exchanged by parishioners and priests

漢

かん おとこ

(かん) China

斎垣

いがき ときかき

fence around a shrine

斎部

いみべ いんべ ときぶ

ancient Shinto priestly family

斎食

さいじき

food offering at a Buddhist ceremony

斎く

いつく

to worship, enshrine

斎服

さいふく

priestly vestments

斎宮

さいぐう

the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine

大斎

たいさい

Great Lent; Great Fast

斎王

unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine or the Kamo Shrine in place of the Emperor

斎場

さいじょう

funeral hall

斎主

さいしゅ

master of religious ceremonies