勉強 / 単語 / 寺入り

寺入り

てらいり

to enrol in a temple school; child enrolled in a temple school n
incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods) n
to go to a temple and repent (following a disaster, etc.) n

Kanji

寺

ジ

てら

Buddhist temple

入

ニュウ • ジュ

い.る • -い.る • -い.り • い.れる • -い.れ • はい.る

enter; insert

Synonyms

寺子屋

てらこや

temple elementary school (during the Edo period) n