How to Say ‘Sensoji Temple’ in Japanese
浅草寺
sensou ji
[ah-SAH-ku-sah jee]
💬 Usage Tip: Said (sensōji), with a long "o". 寺 "temple" is read (ji) at the end of temple names but (tera) on its own.
Phrase Breakdown
浅草
sensou
[ah-SAH-ku-sah]
Asakusa
A historic district in Tokyo, home of the Sanja Matsuri.
浅草は楽しいです。
Asakusa is fun.
寺
ji
[jee]
temple
Buddhist temple; read 'ji' as a suffix in temple names.
寺の前で待ちます。
I'll wait in front of the temple.
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