also: らいはいどう
Only with reading れいはいどう
Typically a Christian chapel or a room for worship within a larger institution such as a school, hospital, or church complex.
Sunday service was held in the hospital chapel.
worship hall (Buddhist temple)
Only with reading らいはいどう
A building used for worship, often located in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple. The reading らいはいどう is especially associated with this sense.
Worshippers first chanted sutras in the worship hall.