also: みたまや
noun
mausoleum; shrine for the spirits of the dead
Refers to a building or hall where the spirits of the deceased are enshrined, often associated with Shinto or imperial contexts.
神社の境内に御霊屋が建てられている。
A mausoleum has been built within the shrine grounds.
歴代天皇の御霊屋が京都にある。
The mausoleums of successive emperors are in Kyoto.
Alternate reading; less common than おたまや.
Compound of 御 (honorific prefix) + 霊 (spirit) + 屋 (house, building). The reading おたまや is the more common, while みたまや uses the native reading み for 霊.