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寺
temple · Buddhist temple
N3On: じKun: てら
Memory Aid
Imagine a `small` (寸) building on the `earth` (土) — a `temple`.
'Ji' — Gee, what a beautiful TEMPLE!
Vocabulary
お寺おてらtemple
寺院じいんtemple, monastery
金閣寺きんかくじKinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple in Kyoto)
寺子屋てらこやterakoya (private elementary school in Edo period)
Example Sentences
そのお寺はとても古い歴史があります。
That temple has a very old history.
京都には有名な寺院がたくさんあります。
There are many famous temples in Kyoto.
毎年、お寺で夏祭りが行われます。
Every year, a summer festival is held at the temple.
子供の頃、よく近くの寺で遊びました。
When I was a child, I often played at a nearby temple.