Word Meaning お寺

おてら otera

お寺 is read as おてら (otera) and means monk.

Meaning

English

  1. monk
  2. temple

Reading

Kana

おてら

Romaji

otera

Writing Variants

  • 御寺 おてら otera

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 118795 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お寺様

おてらさま

monk

てら

temple (Buddhist)

古寺

こじ

old temple

山寺

やまでら

mountain temple

国分寺

こくぶんじ

state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)

末寺

まつじ

branch temple

社寺

しゃじ

shrines and temples

七大寺

しちだいじ

the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)

八百八寺

はっぴゃくやでら

the large number of temples in Kyoto

大寺

だいじ

large temple

本寺

ほんじ

head temple

南都七大寺

なんとしちだいじ

the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)

Example Sentences

10

Where's the temple?

Tom ran to the temple.

How many temples are there on this island?

There used to be an old temple here.

I've never seen a temple this big before.

I've never seen a temple this big before.

This temple is famous for its cherry blossoms.

How old is this temple?

I went to temple this morning.

Let's visit some temples tomorrow.