寺 — temple, Buddhist temple
てら
寺
temple
てら
U+5BFA
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #879
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #170
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- temple
- Buddhist temple
Readings
- On'yomi
- じ ji
- Kun'yomi
- てら tera
word
てら ・でら tera Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
じ ji On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
6 wordsEach dot is a word containing 寺: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 2 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
つち
土
earth
#32
すん
寸
inch
#41
Used as component in (7)
Compound ideograph (会意). 土 (earth) below 寸 (hand holding a measure). Originally an official building. Later adopted for Buddhist temples.