noun
Standard word for a coffin or casket, used in everyday and formal contexts.
遺体は棺桶に納められた。
The body was placed in the coffin.
Compound of 棺 (kan, 'coffin') and 桶 (oke, 'bucket, tub'). The reading かんおけ is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of 棺 and the kun'yomi of 桶.