Word Meaning 寺領

Listen to 寺院

寺院

じいん

Buddhist temple

Listen to 寺

寺

てら

temple (Buddhist)

Listen to 寺子屋

寺子屋

てらこや

temple elementary school (during the Edo period)

Listen to 寺社

寺社

じしゃ

temples and shrines

Listen to 寺内町

寺内町

じないまち

town built within the semi-fortified compounds of a temple (during the Warring States period)

Listen to 寺中

寺中

じちゅう

sub-temple

Listen to 寺内

寺内

じない

inside a temple

Listen to 寺入り

寺入り

てらいり

incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods)

Listen to 寺子

寺子

てらこ

child who attended a temple school

Listen to 寺務所

寺務所

じむしょ

office of a temple

Listen to 寺男

寺男

てらおとこ

male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)

Listen to 寺務

寺務

じむ

temple affairs