Word Meaning 縁切り寺

えんきりでら enkiridera

縁切り寺 is read as えんきりでら (enkiridera) and means (historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge.

Meaning

English

  1. (historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge

Reading

Kana

えんきりでら

Romaji

enkiridera

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 111293 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縁切り

えんきり

separation

縁を切る

えんをきる

to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse)

金の切れ目が縁の切れ目

かねのきれめがえんのきれめ

relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends

縁起

えんぎ

dependent arising

ふち

rim

縁側

えんがわ

bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

縁談

えんだん

marriage proposal

縁日

えんにち

temple festival

縁の下

えんのした

out of sight

縁故

えんこ

relation

縁組

えんぐみ

adoption

縁結び

えんむすび

marriage