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Kanji for Temple
The kanji for “temple” is 寺, read ji and written in 6 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
temple
A Buddhist temple; quiet and reflection.
Horyu-ji (法隆寺) in Nara contains the world’s oldest surviving wooden structures, built over 1,300 years ago.
6 strokes On reading ジ (ji) Kun reading てら (tera) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: Buddhist temple
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ji, tera, dera
Names written with 寺: Estela 栄寿寺 · Estella 栄寿寺 · Donatella 道凪寺 · Candelaria 寛寺理愛 · Adeline 愛寺唯
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