Vita:寺

Parts

• 寺 158 Buddhist temple
  • 土 150 land (soil, dirt, earth, ground)
  • 寸 45 glued to (measurement, glue)
    • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
    • 十 10 ten (needle, cross)

Usage in other kanji

• 寺 158 Buddhist temple
  • 時 159 time
  • 特 246 special
  • 詩 346 poem
  • 持 660 hold
  • 待 879 wait
  • 等 945 etc.
  • 侍 976 waiter

KANJIDIC Entry

• 寺 3B7B U5bfa B32 C41 G2 S6 F879 N1054 V1373 H2164 DK1367 L158 K687 O268 DO45 MN7414 MP4.0004 E133 IN41 DS228 DH149 DT125 DJ328 DG500 P2-3-3 I3b3.5 Q4034.1 DR1448 Ysi4 Wsa Wsi ジ てら {Buddhist temple}

EDICT Entries

• 国分寺 [こくぶんじ] / (n) (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples / (P) /
• 山寺 [やまでら] / (n) mountain temple / (P) /
• 寺 [てら] / (n) temple / (P) /
• 寺院 [じいん] / (n) temple / (P) /
• 禅寺 [ぜんでら] / (n) Zen temple / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1892 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 寺 => 土, 寸

Radical

• 寺 => 土 (earth) , 寸 (thumb)

Graphical

• 寺 => 一,丨,一,𠂇,亅,丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. si4 - buddhist temple/mosque/government office (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 寺
• 寺庙 (寺廟)
• 少林寺

Medium Frequency

• 寺院
• 清真寺
• 潭柘寺

Appears In

• 寺 also appears in:
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