counter for temples
Attached to the name of a Buddhist temple to count it, e.g., 一寺 (いちじ) 'one temple'. Used in formal or written contexts.
There are three temples in this area.
Many old temples are scattered throughout Kyoto.
The standalone noun 寺 (てら) means 'temple' and is the common word. The suffix/counter 寺 (じ) is used in compounds and counting.
Buddhist temple · religious building; place of worship; church or mosque
provincial temple (Nara period)
temples and shrines
inside a temple
family temple; ancestral temple
shrines and temples
old temple; ancient temple
ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins · closing a temple; abolishing a temple
branch temple
Standard kanji form for the suffix/counter meaning 'temple'.
The reading じ is the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading) of 寺, used in compounds and counters.
large temple
temple's territory; temple's estate
head temple; main temple · this temple
Buddhist temple
Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest
entering a temple; visiting a temple · joining a temple as a priest; entering the priesthood
state-sponsored temple; official temple
inside a temple; within temple grounds · sub-temple; branch temple
Buddhist temple
temple affairs; temple administration · temple administrator; person in charge of temple affairs
temple name
temple grounds; temple precincts
temple rank; status of a Buddhist temple