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寺 Counter for temples - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
English: Counter for temples
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Kanji: 寺 (6 Strokes)
Grade Level: 2
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 879
Part of Speech: suffix
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

きんかくじ :: 金閣寺 The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (1956 novel by Yukio Mishima)

きんかくじ :: 金閣寺 Kinkakuji (temple in Kyoto)

まんがんじとうがらし :: 万願寺とうがらし Manganji pepper (sweet variety originally from Maizuru, Kyoto)

まんがんじとうがらし :: 万願寺唐辛子 Manganji pepper (sweet variety originally from Maizuru, Kyoto)

じしゃぶっかく :: 寺社仏閣 (Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

じさつ :: 寺刹 Buddhist temple

けんむじ :: 兼務寺 Buddhist temple without a dedicated head priest

キリシタンでら :: キリシタン寺 Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century

なんばんじ :: 南蛮寺 Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century

てらなっとう :: 寺納豆 Natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year

あれでら :: 荒れ寺 Dilapidated temple

しょじ :: 諸寺 Various temples

じんぐうじ :: 神宮寺 Temple attached to a shrine

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

てらからさとへ :: 寺から里へ Putting the cart before the horse

うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり :: 牛に引かれて善光寺参り Doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else

うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり :: 牛にひかれて善光寺参り Doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else


Using 寺 in sentences:

(Japanese) 高層ビルを建てるために、その院は取り壊された。

(English) They demolished the old temple to build a skyscraper.

(Japanese) 高層ビルを建てるために、そのおは取り壊された。

(English) They demolished the old temple to build a skyscraper.

(Japanese) あの院が何という名前かは、知らないな。

(English) I don't know the name of that temple. I don't know what the name of that temple is.

(Japanese) あのおが何という名前かは知らないんだ。

(English) I don't know the name of that temple. I don't know what the name of that temple is.

(Japanese) トムは遠くにある院の鐘の音を聞いた。

(English) Tom heard the temple bell in the distance.


How do you say Counter for temples in Japanese?

Answer: 寺


How many kanji strokes does 寺 have?

Answer: 6


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