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寺預け

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 寺預け.

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Entry

寺預けてらあずけNoun
1

Historical term

incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

Buddhist temple

6 strokesFrequency 879JLPT N2Grade 2

On

Kun

てら

deposit, custody, leave with, entrust to

13 strokesFrequency 981JLPT N2Grade 6

On

Kun

あず.けるあず.かる

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