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寺

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

寺 — “temple (Buddhist)”

寺 (read てら) means temple (Buddhist). It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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てら

Meaning

temple (Buddhist)

寺 in a sentence

京都きょうとには古いふるいお寺てらが多いおおいです。

There are many old temples in Kyoto.

The kanji in 寺

寺temple (Buddhist)

Words that share a kanji with 寺

寺院じいん— temple (Buddhist)

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