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])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ʑi]

Noun

古(こ)寺(じ) • (koji) 

1. 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])
• (Tokyo) ふる​でら [fùrúꜜdèrà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝde̞ɾa̠]

Noun

古(ふる)寺(でら) • (furudera) 

1. old temple
2. abandoned or decaying temple