寺主

Chinese
Buddhist temple
 
to own; to host; master
to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (寺主) 寺 主
simp. #(寺主) 寺 主

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit विहार स्वामिन् (vihāra svāmin).

Pronunciation

Noun

寺主

  1. (Buddhism) abbot of a monastery
    Synonym: 方丈 (fāngzhàng)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
寺 主
てら
Grade: 2		 じ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi irregular

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [te̞ɾa̠ʑi]

Noun

寺(てら)主(じ) • (teraji) 

  1. temple administrator, a priest who oversees a temple, especially a Buddhist temple
  2. the person who counts and manages the money donated to a temple

Proper noun

寺(てら)主(じ) • (Teraji) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
寺 主
じ
Grade: 2		 しゅ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑiɕɨᵝ]

Noun

寺(じ)主(しゅ) • (jishu) 

  1. (Buddhism) temple priest, one of three sankō priests who administer certain Buddhist temples
    Hypernym: 三綱 (sankō)
    Coordinate terms: 上座 (jōza, “chief priest”), 維那 (ina, “administrator”)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
寺 主
てら
Grade: 2		 ぬし
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [te̞ɾa̠nɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Proper noun

寺(てら)主(ぬし) • (Teranushi) 

  1. a surname
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