butsudan

== English == === Etymology === From Japanese 仏壇 (ぶつだん butsudan), from Middle Chinese 佛 (bjot "Buddha") ＋ 壇 (dan "altar", "platform"). === Noun === butsudan (plural butsudan or butsudans) A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon. ==== Translations ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === butsudan Rōmaji transcription of ぶつだん