寺 — temple

Grade 2 kanji · 6 strokes · on'yomi ji · kun'yomi tera.

Soil (土) + measurement (寸) — a temple is where you measure out sacred ground.

Example words

• 寺 — tera — temple
• 東大寺 — toudaiji — Todaiji Temple

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