also: あんちしょ
noun
place of enshrinement; morgue; mortuary
Refers to a place where a body or sacred object is temporarily laid to rest. In modern contexts, often used for a morgue or mortuary, especially in disaster or accident settings. The enshrinement sense is more traditional or religious.
遺体は安置所に運ばれた。
The body was taken to the morgue.
災害時には臨時の安置所が
Temporary mortuaries are set up during disasters.
霊安室 is a more formal or hospital-specific term for a morgue or chapel of rest, while 安置所 is broader and can be used in disaster contexts.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading あんちじょ is more common than あんちしょ.
Alternate reading; less common than あんちじょ.
Compound of 安置 (to enshrine, to lay in state) + 所 (place). The word likely arose from religious contexts and later extended to secular use for temporary body storage.