| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 寺 | てら | テラ |
Pronunciation: tera
How to Say It Outloud: te-rah
Usage: Common term used to refer to a Buddhist temple.
Example Sentence Japanese:
昨日、京都の有名な寺を訪れました。
昨日、京都の有名な寺を訪れました。Example Sentence English:Yesterday, I visited a famous temple in Kyoto.
Yesterday, I visited a famous temple in Kyoto.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 神社 | じんじゃ | ジンジャ |
Pronunciation: jinja
How to Say It Outloud: jin-jah
Usage: Term used to refer to a Shinto shrine.
Example Sentence Japanese:正月には多くの人々が神社に参拝します。
正月には多くの人々が神社に参拝します。Example Sentence English:Many people visit the Shinto shrine during the New Year.
Many people visit the Shinto shrine during the New Year.Pronunciation: tenpuru
How to Say It Outloud: tem-poo-roo
Usage: A borrowed term from English, less commonly used.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼は外国のテンプルに興味があります。
彼は外国のテンプルに興味があります。Example Sentence English:He is interested in foreign temples.
He is interested in foreign temples.Dictionary
神殿しんでんCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- temple; shrine; sanctuary
寺てらCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- temple (Buddhist)
聖堂せいどうCommon word
Noun- (Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
- Shrine
お寺おてら
Noun- temple
- monk
堂どうCommon word
NounNoun, used as a suffix
- temple; shrine; chapel
Noun, used as a suffix
- hall
- company
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, used as a prefix
- front room
堂塔どうとう
Noun- temple; temple buildings
寺院じいんCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- Buddhist temple
- religious building; church; cathedral; mosque
- Temple
精舎しょうじゃ
Noun- temple; monastery; convent
- Shouja
- Vihara
僧院そういん
Noun- monastery; temple
- Monastery
伽藍がらん
Noun- temple (esp. large one); monastery
- temple building
- Sangharama
御坊ごぼう
Noun- temple; monk's quarters
- monk
祈願所きがんじょ
Noun- temple; shrine (esp. one at which worshippers pray for favors); prayer hall
梵刹ぼんさつ
Noun- temple
殿堂でんどうCommon word
Noun- palace; hall
- shrine; temple; sanctuary
- hall of fame
- Hall of fame
僧堂そうどう
Noun- temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
- Soudou
- Zendo
法宇ほうう
Noun- temple (Buddhist)
顳顬こめかみ
Noun- temple (on side of head)
御堂みどう
Noun- enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple
- cathedral (esp. Catholic)
堂宇どうう
Noun- edifice; temple; hall
門跡もんぜき
Noun- (head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
- Monzeki
- Monzeki
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