| 寺 | [てら, tera] (suf, ctr) counter for temples #878 [Add to Longdo] |
| 境内 | [けいだい, keidai] (n) grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts; (P) #5,620 [Add to Longdo] |
| 国分寺 | [こくぶんじ, kokubunji] (n) (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples; (P) #9,340 [Add to Longdo] |
| 寺社 | [じしゃ, jisha] (n) temples and shrines #11,573 [Add to Longdo] |
| 山門 | [さんもん, sanmon] (n) (1) (originally temples were in the mountains) (main) temple gate; (2) Buddhist temple #15,449 [Add to Longdo] |
| 西国 | [さいごく;さいこく, saigoku ; saikoku] (n) (1) (abbr) the western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); (2) western nations (esp. India or Europe); (3) (See 西国三十三所) 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara; (4) (See 西国巡礼) a pilgrimage of these temples #15,543 [Add to Longdo] |
| 鎌倉五山 | [かまくらござん, kamakuragozan] (n) (See 京都五山) the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kencho-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jochi-ji, Jomyo-ji) [Add to Longdo] |
| 官寺 | [かんじ, kanji] (n) state-sponsored temples, particularly those favored and protected by the shogunate during the Kamakura period [Add to Longdo] |
| 京都五山 | [きょうとござん, kyoutogozan] (n) Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto, as well as Nanzen-ji [Add to Longdo] |
| 懸仏 | [かけぼとけ, kakebotoke] (n) round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines [Add to Longdo] |
| 古社寺 | [こしゃじ, koshaji] (n) old shrines and temples [Add to Longdo] |
| 五山 | [ごさん;ござん, gosan ; gozan] (n) (obsc) five most important temples of a region [Add to Longdo] |
| 細工所 | [さいくじょ;さいくどころ, saikujo ; saikudokoro] (n) (1) (さいくじょ only) (See 工房) workshop; (2) Heian and Kamakura-period furniture workshop (established in temples and various government bodies); (3) Edo period office which administered tenders for arms, armor, etc. [Add to Longdo] |
| 四国巡礼;四国順礼 | [しこくじゅんれい, shikokujunrei] (n) (See 四国八十八箇所) Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim [Add to Longdo] |
| 四国八十八箇所 | [しこくはちじゅうはっかしょ, shikokuhachijuuhakkasho] (n) 88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi) [Add to Longdo] |
| 四国遍路 | [しこくへんろ, shikokuhenro] (n) (See 四国巡礼) Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim [Add to Longdo] |
| 寺社奉行 | [じしゃぶぎょう, jishabugyou] (n) governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines [Add to Longdo] |
| 七大寺 | [しちだいじ, shichidaiji] (n) (obsc) (See 南都七大寺) the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji) [Add to Longdo] |
| 社寺 | [しゃじ, shaji] (n) shrines and temples [Add to Longdo] |
| 集印 | [しゅういん, shuuin] (n) visiting temples, shrines or tourist spots to collect commemorative seal stamps [Add to Longdo] |
| 十夜粥 | [じゅうやがゆ, juuyagayu] (n) { Buddh } (See 十夜・じゅうや) rice gruel served in temples for ten-night memorial services [Add to Longdo] |
| 十刹(oK) | [じっさつ;じっせつ, jissatsu ; jissetsu] (n) (obsc) ten important Rinzai temples, second in significance to the Kyoto Gozan [Add to Longdo] |
| 神社仏閣 | [じんじゃぶっかく, jinjabukkaku] (n) (Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples [Add to Longdo] |
| 水屋 | [みずや, mizuya] (n) purificatory font at shrines and temples; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; cupboard [Add to Longdo] |
| 政所 | [まんどころ;まどころ;まつりごとどころ, mandokoro ; madokoro ; matsurigotodokoro] (n) (1) official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); (2) (hon) (abbr) (See 北の政所) titled lady (legal wife of an important official); (3) government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); (4) clerk working for large temples and shrines [Add to Longdo] |
| 西国三十三所 | [さいごくさんじゅうさんしょ;さいこくさんじゅうさんしょ, saigokusanjuusansho ; saikokusanjuusansho] (n) 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara [Add to Longdo] |
| 西国巡礼 | [さいごくじゅんれい;さいこくじゅんれい, saigokujunrei ; saikokujunrei] (n) (See 西国三十三所) pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjuusansho (33 temples in the Kinki region) [Add to Longdo] |
| 天気輪 | [てんきりん, tenkirin] (n) (1) weather wheel; pillar found near graveyards and temples with a wheel attached to it that can be used to communicate with the dead, as well as for divination; (2) (See 太陽柱) sun pillar [Add to Longdo] |
| 田楽 | [でんがく, dengaku] (n) (1) ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; (2) rice dance; rice festival; (3) (abbr) (See 田楽焼き) tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; (4) (abbr) (See 田楽返し) turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-doufu on both sides [Add to Longdo] |
| 島四国 | [しましこく, shimashikoku] (n) (See 四国八十八箇所) small-scale version of the 88 temples of Shikoku (i.e. on Awaji Island) [Add to Longdo] |
| 堂舎 | [どうしゃ;どうじゃ;とうじゃ, dousha ; douja ; touja] (n) (arch) large and small buildings, esp. shrines and temples [Add to Longdo] |
| 南都七大寺 | [なんとしちだいじ, nantoshichidaiji] (n) the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji) [Add to Longdo] |
| 八十八箇所 | [はちじゅうはっかしょ, hachijuuhakkasho] (n) (See 四国八十八箇所) 88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku) [Add to Longdo] |
| 八百八寺 | [はっぴゃくやでら, happyakuyadera] (n) the large number of temples in Kyoto [Add to Longdo] |
| 木賊板 | [とくさいた, tokusaita] (n) thin cedar or cypress shingles (4.5-6 mm thick, used for shingling roofs of temples, shrines, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| 木賊葺き;木賊葺(io) | [とくさぶき, tokusabuki] (n) (See 木賊板) shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| 幢幡 | [どうばん, douban] (n) hanging-banner used as ornament in Buddhist temples [Add to Longdo] |
| 鬢髪 | [びんぱつ, binpatsu] (n) hair at the temples; hair at the sides of the head [Add to Longdo] |
