寺主

寺主

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
寺	主
てら Grade: 2	じ Grade: 3
kun’yomi	Irregular

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te̞ɾa̠ʑi]

Noun

寺(てら)主(じ) • (teraji) 

1. temple administrator, a priest who oversees a temple, especially a Buddhist temple
2. the person who counts and manages the money donated to a temple

Proper noun

寺(てら)主(じ) • (Teraji) 

1. a surname​.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
寺	主
じ Grade: 2	しゅ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɕɨᵝ]

Noun

寺(じ)主(しゅ) • (jishu) 

1. (Buddhism) temple priest, one of three sankō priests who administer certain Buddhist temples

   Hypernym: 三綱 (sankō)

   Coordinate terms: 上座 (jōza, “chief priest”), 維那 (ina, “administrator”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
寺	主
てら Grade: 2	ぬし Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te̞ɾa̠nɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Proper noun

寺(てら)主(ぬし) • (Teranushi) 

1. a surname​.