兼けん務む寺じ

noun

temple without a resident head priest

A Buddhist temple that does not have its own dedicated chief priest; often served by a priest from another temple. Used in religious and administrative contexts.

• この地ち域いきには兼けん務む寺じが多おおく、一人ひとりの僧そう侶りょが複ふく数すうの寺てらを管かん理りしている。

  There are many temples without a resident head priest in this area, and one monk manages several temples.