寺 Kanji – Buddhist temple

Meaning and Readings

How is 寺 read?

寺 has the onyomi reading ジ and the kunyomi reading てら.

In romaji, these readings can be written as ji, tera.

Common Japanese Words Using 寺

These common Japanese words contain 寺. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 山寺（やまでら） — mountain temple
• 寺（てら） — temple (Buddhist)
• 寺院（じいん） — Buddhist temple
• 禅寺（ぜんでら） — Zen temple
• 国分寺（こくぶんじ） — state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)

Related Kanji

• 似
  becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
• 仕
  attend, doing, official, serve
• 字
  character, letter, word, section of village
• 除
  exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
• 辞
  resign, word, term, expression
• 児
  newborn babe, child, young of animals