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寺

Readings

Kana: ジ、てら
Romaji: ji, tera
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

Buddhist temple

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  879
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-3-3
Korean Reading:  si
Chinese Reading:  si4
Unicode:  5bfa
JIS:  3B7B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2164
Nelson Index: 1054
New Nelson Index: 1373
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b3.5
Four Corner Index: 4034.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 133
Gakken Index: 687
Japanese Names Index: 268
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7414
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0004
Remembering the kanji Index: 158
Kanji Flashcards Index: 475
Kodansha Compact Index: 500
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 149
Kanji in Context Index: 328
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1367
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1853
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 160
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 170
Essential Kanji Index: 45
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2687
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1448
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 228
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 125

Words

寺 (てら)
temple (Buddhist)
寺院 (じいん)
temple
寺社 (じしゃ)
temples and shrines
菩提寺 (ぼだいじ)
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
寺内 (じない)
inside a temple
寺 (じ)
counter for temples
国分寺 (こくぶんじ)
(Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples
山寺 (やまでら)
mountain temple
寺格 (じかく)
status of a Buddhist temple
末寺 (まつじ)
branch temple
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