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:N2

Frequency:879

Vocabulary

ジ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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)

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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Grade 8JLPT N/A

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wait, depend on

together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with

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