Temple in Japanese 🇯🇵

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てら (tera) – Temple

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
1. Visual Association: Imagine a serene Japanese temple and connect it with the sound “tera.”
2. Sound Similarity: "Tera" sounds like "terrace." You can think of a temple with a beautiful terrace to help remember.
3. Word Breakdown: Splitting the word into 'te' and 'ra,' you might visualize 'te' (hand) and 'ra' (sun, informal), symbolizing raising hands to the sun in prayer at a temple.

Explanations:
– てら (寺) specifically refers to Buddhist temples.
– In a broader sense, it encompasses any place of worship but is predominantly used for Buddhist temples in Japan.

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– お寺 (おてら, otera): The prefix "お" adds politeness, often used when talking about temples in a respectful manner.
– 神社 (じんじゃ, jinja): Although it means "Shinto shrine," it's often mentioned in the context of religious sites but is distinct from 寺.

Alternate Meanings (like slang):
– There aren’t prominent slang uses for てら (tera); it remains closely tied to its literal meaning of "temple."

Examples of Sentences:
1. 来週、お寺に参拝しようと思います。 (らいしゅう、おてらにさんぱいしようとおもいます。)
– Romaji: Raishū, otera ni sanpai shiyou to omoimasu.
– Translation: I think I will visit the temple next week.

2. この寺はとても古いです。 (このてらはとてもふるいです。)
– Romaji: Kono tera wa totemo furui desu.
– Translation: This temple is very old.

3. 昨日、お寺で祭りがありました。 (きのう、おてらでまつりがありました。)
– Romaji: Kinō, otera de matsuri ga arimaa.
– Translation: There was a festival at the temple yesterday.

4. 寺の近くに住んでいます。 (てらのちかくにすんでいます。)
– Romaji: Tera no chikaku ni sunde imasu.
– Translation: I live near the temple.

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