noun
mausoleum; temporary resting place for a corpse
Refers to a building or structure where a body is temporarily placed before burial or cremation, or a permanent mausoleum. The reading たまや is distinct from the more common びょう for 廟.
See also: 廟 (びょう)
葬儀の前、遺体は霊屋に安置された。
Before the funeral, the body was placed in the temporary resting place.
この古い霊屋は江戸
This old mausoleum was built in the Edo period.
廟 read as びょう is the more common reading for 'mausoleum' or 'shrine'. 霊屋 (たまや) is a less common synonym, often used in specific historical or ritual contexts.
Compound of 霊 (tama, 'spirit') + 屋 (ya, 'house/shop'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it literally means 'spirit house'.