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Kanji Grade 2 - 寺

Kanji character Grade 2 寺. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 寺
About
Buddhist temple
Kun: てら
On: ジ
6 strokes
Radical: thumb, inch 寸
Parts: 土 寸
 
Onyomi
寺 【ジ】 counter for temples
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)
古寺 【コジ】 old temple
 
Kunyomi
寺 【てら】 temple (Buddhist)
寺子屋 【てらこや】 temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
お寺 【おてら】 temple, monk
宮寺 【ぐうじ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine