saidan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 祭(さい)壇(だん) (saidan).

Noun

saidan (plural saidan)

  1. A Japanese Buddhist altar.
    • 2000, Sean Grennan, Gangs: An International Approach, Pearson College Division:
      Conducted in a specially designated ceremonial room, containing a Saidan, or altar, preparations for the ceremony begin with the placing of the likenesses of the Japanese gods upon the top tier, the most honorable place.

Anagrams

Finnish

Adjective

saidan

  1. genitive singular of saita

Japanese

Romanization

saidan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さいだん
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