寺

Buddhist temple

Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingジ

Kun readingてら

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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buddhist temple · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 170

Compound words

寺院じいん

Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral; mosque

山寺やまでら

mountain temple

禅寺ぜんでら

国分寺こくぶんじ

state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 寺

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step