お寺

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
てら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
御寺

Etymology

(honorific prefix) +‎ (tera)

Pronunciation

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Noun

(てら) (otera

  1. (chiefly Buddhist) temple