Word Meaning 寺院

じいん jiin

寺院 is read as じいん (jiin) and means Buddhist temple.

Meaning

English

  1. Buddhist temple
  2. religious building
  3. church
  4. cathedral
  5. mosque

Reading

Kana

じいん

Romaji

jiin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 3433 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

回教寺院

かいきょうじいん

mosque

大寺院

だいじいん

large temple

てら

temple (Buddhist)

寺子屋

てらこや

temple elementary school (during the Edo period)

寺社

じしゃ

temples and shrines

芸術院

げいじゅついん

academy of arts

県立病院

けんりつびょういん

prefectural hospital

広島少年院

ひろしましょうねんいん

Hiroshima Reform School

総合病院

そうごうびょういん

general hospital

県病院

けんびょういん

prefectural hospital

国技院

こくぎいん

Kukkiwon

日本芸術院

にほんげいじゅついん

Japan Art Academy

Example Sentences

10

そのじいんはやまのうえにたっています。

That temple stands on top of the mountain.

Where's the temple?

She visited a temple.

The majority of Japanese temples are made out of wood.

This building is not a temple.

This temple dates back to 780.

How old is this temple?

It is worth visiting the temple.

Take your hat off when you enter a temple.

The Hindus worship in temples.