古寺

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
古	寺
こ Grade: 2	じ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こじ [kóꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ʑi]

Noun

古(こ)寺(じ) • (koji)

old temple

Synonyms

古刹(こさつ) (kosatsu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
古	寺
ふる Grade: 2	てら > でら Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふるでら [fùrúdérá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) ふるでら [fùrúꜜdèrà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟de̞ɾa̠]

Noun

古(ふる)寺(でら) • (furudera)

old temple
abandoned or decaying temple

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN