Vocabulary

What does 寺院 (じいん, jiin) mean?

寺院 (じいん, jiin) means temple, religious institution.

Quick facts
Reading	じいん
Romaji	jiin
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

寺院じいん

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjiin

temple, religious institution

1noun Buddhist temple
2noun religious building; church; cathedral

Example sentences

京都(きょうと)には有名(ゆうめい)な寺院(じいん)が多(おお)い。
Kyoto has many famous temples.
古(ふる)い寺院(じいん)を静(しず)かに見学(けんがく)した。
I quietly toured the old temple.

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