Word Meaning 庫裏

くり kuri

庫裏 is read as くり (kuri) and means quarters of a head priest (and his family).

Meaning

English

  1. quarters of a head priest (and his family)
  2. temple kitchen
  3. monastery kitchen

Reading

Kana

くり

Romaji

kuri

Writing Variants

  • 庫裡 くり kuri

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 122302 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

くら

warehouse

庫出し

くらだし

releasing stored goods (esp. sake)

庫内

こない

inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)

庫入れ

くらいれ

warehousing

庫院

くいん

kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices

表裏

ひょうり

duplicity

うら

inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

舞台裏

ぶたいうら

offstage

脳裏

のうり

one's mind

屋根裏

やねうら

attic

口裏

くちうら

divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

内裏

だいり

festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress