少林寺

Chinese

Shaolin Buddhist temple
trad. (少林寺) 少林
simp. #(少林寺) 少林

Pronunciation


Proper noun

少林寺

  1. (Buddhism) Shaolin Monastery

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 2
りん
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on’yomi goon

Etymology

From 少林 (Shōrin, Shaolin, literally small forest) + (-ji, Buddhist temple).

Compare Mandarin 少林寺 (Shàolínsì).

Proper noun

(しょう)(りん)() • (Shōrin-ji) せうりんじ (seurinzi)?

  1. (Buddhism) the Shaolin Monastery in central China
  2. (Buddhism) any of the other temples named Shōrin in Japan

Derived terms

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