The kanji 寺: meaning, readings and stroke order
寺
- Meaning
- temple
- On reading
- ジ ji
- Kun reading
- てら tera
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 寸 thumb, inch
- Level
- Level 2 · grade 2
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- ngôi chùa (tự)
- Japanese
- てら。おてら。
- Korean
- 절 (사)
- Chinese
- 寺庙
Readings, words and example sentences
ジ ji · on reading · less common
寺院
temple
古い 寺院を 見に 行きます。
I go to see an old temple.
てら tera · kun reading
寺
temple
山の 上に 古い 寺が あります。
There is an old temple on the mountain.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.