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temple in Japanese

temple in Japanese is 寺, 神殿, 寺院 — temple means a building used for worship, especially in religions other than mainstream Christianity.

temple in Japanese

noun
Pronounced: tera
A house of worship, especially:
神殿
noun
Pronounced: shinden
A house of worship, especially:
寺院
noun
Pronounced: jiin
A house of worship, especially:
堂塔
noun
Pronounced: dōtō
A house of worship, especially:
神社
noun
Pronounced: jinja
A house of worship, especially:
顳顬
noun
Pronounced: komekami
(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
蟀谷
noun
Pronounced: komekami
(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
伸子
noun
Pronounced: shinshi
(weaving) A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
noun
Pronounced: mura
(weaving) A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
noun
Pronounced: tsuru
(ophthalmology) Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.

What does "temple" mean?

  1. noun A building used for worship, especially in religions other than mainstream Christianity.
    "Tourists removed their shoes before entering the ancient temple."
  2. noun The flat area on either side of the head, between the forehead and the ear.
    "He rubbed his temples, trying to ease the headache."
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temple in a sentence

  • Tourists removed their shoes before entering the ancient temple.
  • The city's Hindu temple holds a festival every autumn.
  • He rubbed his temples, trying to ease the headache.

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What is "temple" in Japanese?

"temple" in Japanese is 寺, 神殿, 寺院. temple means: A building used for worship, especially in religions other than mainstream Christianity.

How do you pronounce 寺?

"temple" in Japanese is 寺, pronounced "tera".

How do you use "temple" in a sentence?

Example: "Tourists removed their shoes before entering the ancient temple." In Japanese, "temple" is 寺, 神殿, 寺院.

Are there other ways to say "temple" in Japanese?

Yes — Japanese has 10 translations listed for "temple": 寺, 神殿, 寺院, 堂塔, 神社, 顳顬.

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