棺かん架か

noun

bier

Rare term for a stand or frame on which a coffin or corpse is placed. Not commonly used in everyday conversation; more often encountered in historical or literary contexts.

• 葬そう儀ぎでは、棺かん架かに棺ひつぎが安あん置ちされた。

  At the funeral, the coffin was placed on a bier.