01
お寺
おてら
temple
Meanings
- Buddhist temple
Readings
Onyomi
- ジ
Kunyomi
- てら
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Useful words
02
寺院
じいん
temple
03
山寺
やまでら
mountain temple
04
尼寺
あまでら
nunnery
05
寺社
じしゃ
temples and shrines
06
禅寺
ぜんでら
Zen temple
Compare Kanji
01社Pair88%company, firmTemple and shrine are often contrasted, so 社 helps separate Buddhist 寺 from Shinto space.02宗Meaning82%religion, sectReligion sits near the Buddhist-temple idea.03堂Meaning78%public chamber, hallA hall gives a building space learners may associate with temples.04宮Meaning72%Shinto shrine, constellations宮 points to a grand sacred or palace building, broader than the temple sense.05時Component70%time, hour寺 appears, so the temple shape becomes a landmark in a time kanji.06持Component66%hold, haveThe 寺 component also enters 持, where a hand radical changes the meaning completely.
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