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金閣寺 (kinkakuji) Japanese meaning: Kinkaku-ji | Kotomora

金きん閣かく寺じ

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Meanings

1

Kinkaku-ji; Golden Pavilion

place name

A famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, officially named Rokuon-ji, known for its gold-leaf-covered pavilion.

京きょう都とに行いったら、金きん閣かく寺じを見みに行いきたい。

When I go to Kyoto, I want to see Kinkaku-ji.

2

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

work of art, literature, music, etc.

A 1956 novel by Yukio Mishima, inspired by the temple and its burning in 1950.

三み島しま由ゆ紀き夫おの『金きん閣かく寺じ』は、美びと破は壊かいをテーマにした小しょう説せつです。
Yukio Mishima's 'The Temple of the Golden Pavilion' is a novel about beauty and destruction.

Kanji

金gold
閣tower, tall building, palace
寺Buddhist temple

Etymology

From 金 (kin, 'gold') + 閣 (kaku, 'pavilion') + 寺 (ji, 'temple'). The name refers to the gold-leaf-covered Shariden hall.