burial urn; funerary urn
Archaeological term for a large earthenware jar used as a coffin, often with a two-storey structure (upper and lower sections).
この遺跡からは、弥生時代の甕棺が多数出土した。
Many Yayoi-period burial urns were excavated from this site.
甕棺は、主に幼児や成人の埋葬に用いられた。
Burial urns were used mainly for burying infants and adults.
Compound of 甕 (かめ, 'earthenware jar') and 棺 (かん, 'coffin'). The reading かめかん is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of the second character and the kun'yomi of the first, reflecting its specialized archaeological usage.