Vocabulary

monastery

修行(しゅぎょう)寺院(じいん)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

a building or complex where monks live and practice religion

僧侶(そうりょ)が住(す)み、修行(しゅぎょう)や宗教(しゅうきょう)活動(かつどう)を行(おこな)う建物(たてもの)や施設(しせつ)

Examples

  1. Kenchō-ji is a famous Zen training monastery.
  2. The monastery sits quietly in the valley.

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