寺

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: てら

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: すんづくり(寸)

Meaning

Temple / Monastery / Sacred grounds


  • てら — temple (polite)
  • 寺院じいん — Buddhist temple
  • 山寺やまでら — mountain temple
  • 古寺こじ — old temple
  • 寺社じしゃ — temples and shrines
  • 尼寺あまでら — convent / sanctuary for nuns

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Combines 土 (ground) and 寸 (hand), suggesting a place where rituals are performed. It’s commonly used in Buddhist contexts and place names across Japan.

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