📖 Japanese-English Dictionary
寺
てら
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tera
JLPT N4
Noun
🌍 Meaning in English
- temple - Buddhist temple --- Refers specifically to a Buddhist temple (not a Shinto shrine = 神社)
🈶 Kanji
📘 Examples
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寺の門はとても古いです。The temple gate is very old.
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日本には仏教のお寺がたくさんあります。There are many Buddhist temples in Japan.
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寺に仏像があるThere is a Buddha statue in the temple.