寺
Buddhist temple

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

てら

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:2
Strokes:6
JLPT:2
Frequency:879

Vocabulary

ジ

WordReadingMeaning
寺院ジインBuddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral; mosque
国分寺コクブンジstate-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
末寺マツジbranch temple
古寺コジold temple
寺社ジシャtemples and shrines

Other

WordReadingMeaning
寺てらtemple (Buddhist)
禅寺ぜんでらZen temple
山寺やまでらmountain temple
古寺ふるでらold temple
寺子屋てらこやtemple elementary school (Edo period)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

玉
ball, jewel
Grade 1JLPT 2
侍
samurai, serve, wait upon, waiter
Grade 8JLPT 1
寿
congratulations, longevity, one's natural life
Grade 8JLPT N/A
芸
acting, art, craft, performance, stunt, technique, trick
Grade 4JLPT 2
赤
red
Grade 1JLPT 4
待
depend on, wait
Grade 3JLPT 4
共
alike, all, and, both, neither, together, with
Grade 4JLPT 3
去
divorce, elapse, eliminate, gone, leave, past, quit
Grade 3JLPT 4
芋
potato
Grade 8JLPT 1
持
have, hold
Grade 3JLPT 4