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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìzhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄓㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìzhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhjhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-chu³
    • Yale: sz̀-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhjuu
    • Palladius: сычжу (syčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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): [d͡ʑiɕɨ]

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): [te̞ɾa̠nɯ̟ɕi]

Proper noun

寺(てら)主(ぬし) • (Teranushi) 

1. a surname