Turtle pedestal - Kifu

Japanese: 亀趺 - きふ
Turtle pedestal - Kifu
〘Noun〙 A stone base for a monument carved in the shape of a turtle. By extension, it is another name for a monument. ※Razan Sensei's Anthology (1662) 41, Ukon-dayu Nagai Gettan Koji's monument inscription: "The name of a turtle is carried on its base , and it has been passed down for a hundred generations."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 かめの形に刻んだ碑の台石。転じて、碑の異称。※羅山先生文集（1662）四一・右近大夫永井月丹居士碑銘「亀趺載レ名、百世伝レ遠」

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