| 寺 | meaning | 'Buddhist temple' |
| onyomi | ジ | |
| kunyomi | てら |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 寺 | てら | a temple |
| 山寺 | やまでら | mountain temple |
| 東大寺 | とだいじてら | Todaiji Temple |
| 竜安寺 | りょうあんじ | Ryoan Temple |
| 寺院 | じいん | a (Buddhist) temple |
| 国分寺 | こくぶんじ | (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples |
| 寺子屋 | てらこや | temple elementary school (during the Edo period) |
| 寺社 | じしゃ | temples and shrines |
| 尼寺 | あまでら | nunnery, convent |
| 末寺 | まつじ | branch temple |
| 檀那寺 | だんなでら | temple to which a family belongs |
| 社寺 | しゃじ | shrines and temples |
| 禅寺 | ぜんでら | Zen temple |
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