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Kanji Detail for 寺 - "temple, monastery, shrine"
寺
- Meaning
寺 means "temple, monastery, shrine."
Temple - A Buddhist place of worship and practice.
Monastery - A religious institution.
Office - A government building (ancient meaning).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
Buddhist temple
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
court, office; temple, monastery
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
court, office; temple, monastery
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An official building. All government offices are called 寺. See (Book of Han commentary). In the old system, government bureaus included 太常寺, 鴻臚寺. This is the origin. | 寺人: A minor official who gives commands. Later called eunuchs or 內監. | Where monks gather is called 寺. In Emperor Ming of Han's time, Shemoteng came from the Western Regions with scriptures on a white horse, first staying at the 鴻臚寺. Thus taking the name 寺, the White Horse Temple was established. Thereafter, all Buddhist dwellings were called 寺.
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Sentences including 寺
There are many old temples in kyoto.
That is the temple which they live in.
Let's visit some temples tomorrow.
There used to be a tall tree near the temple.
Kyoto is famous for its old temples.
Kyoto is famous for its old temples.
Look at that building. is it a temple?
There used to be an old temple here.
There used to be a temple right here.
その寺へも行った。
We also went to the temple.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
宿といっても普通の旅館と違って、広い寺の境内にある別荘のような建物であった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の生れた地方は大変｜本願寺派の勢力の強い所でしたから、真宗の坊さんは他のものに比べると、物質的に割が好かったようです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
これは彼の父の感化なのか、または自分の生れた家、すなわち寺という一種特別な建物に属する空気の影響なのか、解りません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が帰って来たのは九月上旬でしたが、彼ははたして大観音の傍の汚い寺の中に閉じ籠っていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
Ｋは寺を嗣いだ兄よりも、他家へ縁づいたこの姉を好いていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
日蓮の生れた村だから誕生寺とでも名を付けたものでしょう、立派な伽藍でした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
坊さんがその点でＫを満足させたかどうかは疑問ですが、彼は寺の境内を出ると、しきりに私に向って日蓮の事を云々し出しました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の生れた地方は大変｜本願寺派の勢力の強い所でしたから、真宗の坊さんは他のものに比べると、物質的に割が好かったようです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
これは彼の父の感化なのか、または自分の生れた家、すなわち寺という一種特別な建物に属する空気の影響なのか、解りません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が帰って来たのは九月上旬でしたが、彼ははたして大観音の傍の汚い寺の中に閉じ籠っていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
Ｋは寺を嗣いだ兄よりも、他家へ縁づいたこの姉を好いていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha