寺
寺

Buddhist temple

6 strokesFrequency 879JLPT N2Grade 2

On

ジ

Kun

てら

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

Buddhist temple

Constituents

?dirt
?ground
土soil
寸glue
寺buddhist temple

Mnemonic Stories

The monks at this Buddhist temple practice an extreme form of meditation, remaining seated on the ground for so long they feel glued to the spot.

Dictionary

Common Words

寺じSuffixFreq #5281
1

Counter

counter for temples

寺てらNounFreq #6386
1

temple (Buddhist)

Examples
これが彼の泊っているお寺です。
This is the temple where he stays.
大寺だいじNounFreq #14785
1

large temple

寺院じいんNounFreq #16852
1

Buddhist temple

Examples
この寺院は７８０年に建てられた。
This temple dates back to 780.
2

religious building; church; cathedral; mosque

お寺おてらNounFreq #17229
1

Honorific; Polite

temple

Examples
先週そのお寺を訪問するつもりだったんです。
I had intended to visit the temple last week.
2

Abbreviation

monk

禅寺ぜんでらNounFreq #46940
1

Zen temple

寺社じしゃNounFreq #47712
1

temples and shrines

神宮寺じんぐうじNounFreq #50622
1

Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine

寺子屋寺小屋てらこやNounFreq #53167
1

Historical term

temple elementary school (Edo period)

山寺やまでらNounFreq #53970
1

mountain temple

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