Japanese symbol for “nunnery”
尼寺
あまでら
Romaji: amadera
nunnery; convent
In Japanese, nunnery is 尼寺, read あまでら (amadera).
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Meanings
- n nunnery; convent (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nunnery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尼僧院 | にそういん nisouin | nunnery; convent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尼僧 | にそう nisou | Buddhist nun |
| 釈迦牟尼 | しゃかむに shakamuni | Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?) |
| 比丘尼 | びくに bikuni | bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) |
| 陀羅尼 | だらに darani | dharani; spell; litany |
| 禅尼 | ぜんに zenni | Zen nun |
| 寺院 | じいん jiin | Buddhist temple |
| 国分寺 | こくぶんじ kokubunji | state-supported provincial temple (Nara period) |
| 山寺 | やまでら yamadera | mountain temple |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nunnery”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.