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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 3

寺 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

Buddhist temple

On: ジji
Kun: てらtera

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

寺6 strokes

How to write 寺: stroke order

寺 has 6 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

寺 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 寺 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 寺

The parts 寺 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

土
soil; earth
寸
measure; small length
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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 3

造 make; constructOnゾウKunつくる、つくり、づくり根 root; basisOnコンKunね寺 Buddhist templeOnジKunてら査 investigate; inspectOnサKunしらべる将 future; commanderOnショウ、ソウKunまさに、はた、まさ改 change; reformOnカイKunあらためる、あらたまる県 prefectureOnケンKunあがた泉 spring; fountainOnセンKunいずみ像 image; statueOnゾウ、ショウKunかたち、かたどる細 thin; fine; detailedOnサイKunほそい、ほそる、こまか