お寺【おてら】
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- templehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagepolite (teineigo) languagesee also 寺【てら】
- monkabbreviationsee also 御寺様
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- temple
- monk
Used to refer to a place of worship in Buddhism, often characterized by beautiful architecture and gardens, where rituals and ceremonies take place.
I offered a prayer at the temple.
Refers to a member of a religious community, particularly in Buddhism, who has taken vows and often lives a life dedicated to spiritual practice.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おてらお寺にいく行くto go to a templeおてらお寺をおとずれる訪れるto visit a templeおてらお寺のじゅうしょく住職the head priest of a templeおてらお寺のけいだい境内the grounds of a templeおてらお寺をさんぱい参拝するto worship at a templeおてらお寺のかね鐘temple bellおてらお寺でしゅぎょう修行するto train as a monk at a templeおてらお寺のまつり祭りtemple festivalおてらお寺のほんどう本堂main hall of a templeぶっきょう仏教のおてらお寺Buddhist temple
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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You should visit Kyoto, which is famous for its old temples and shrines.