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寺
寺
6 strokes
Frequency: 879
JLPT N2
Grade 2

Meanings

Buddhist temple

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
てら

Common Words

寺
じ
Suffix
Freq #5281
1

Counter

counter for temples

寺
てら
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #14785
1

large temple

寺院
じいん
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #46940
1

Zen temple

寺社
じしゃ
Noun
Freq #47712
1

temples and shrines

神宮寺
じんぐうじ
Noun
Freq #50622
1

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

寺子屋
寺小屋
てらこや
Noun
Freq #53167
1

Historical term

temple elementary school (Edo period)

山寺
やまでら
Noun
Freq #53970
1

mountain temple

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

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Buddhist temple

Constituents

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🧩 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.

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