寺院
じいん
jiin
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 56 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
寺院 (じいん (jiin)) means "Buddhist temple". The reading is じいん (jiin). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.
Meaning
Buddhist temple
Also : Religious building
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Example Sentences
寺院に行きます。
じいんにいきます。
I go to Buddhist temple.
その寺院は樹齢千年を超える大きな杉の木がある。
そのじいんはじゅれいせんねんをこえるおおきなすぎのきがある。
That temple has a massive cedar tree over a thousand years old.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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