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How to say 'Precincts' in Japanese | 境内

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The Japanese word for Precincts is 'Keidai', written as 境内 in Japanese.'Precincts' in hiragana is けいだい.

    word

    境内

    Meaning

    Precincts

    Reading

    けいだい

    keidai

    Kanji

    境Boundary, Border 内Inside

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '境内 (けいだい)' refers to the precincts or grounds of a shrine or temple. It specifically denotes the area within the boundaries of a religious site, often including the main buildings, gardens, and other structures. For example: the precincts of the shrine are beautiful「神社の境内は美しい」(じんじゃのけいだいはうつくしい). We walked around the temple precincts「お寺の境内を歩きました」(おてらのけいだいであるきました). This term is commonly used in the context of Japanese religious and cultural sites.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6719

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 境内

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    境

    Meaning

    Boundary, Border

  • kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

Words Related to 境内 Through the Kanji 境

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 境 as well.

  • word

    環境

    Meaning

    Environment

  • word

    境界

    Meaning

    Boundary

  • word

    国境

    Meaning

    Border

  • word

    境

    Meaning

    Boundary

Words Related to 境内 Through the Kanji 内

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 内 as well.

  • word

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内容

    Meaning

    Content

  • word

    家内

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    国内

    Meaning

    Domestic

  • word

    案内

    Meaning

    Guidance

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内閣

    Meaning

    Cabinet

  • word

    市内

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

  • word

    内側

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    室内

    Meaning

    Indoors

  • word

    社内

    Meaning

    In company

  • word

    その内

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    体内

    Meaning

    Inside body

  • word

    都内

    Meaning

    Tokyo

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

  • word

    内臓

    Meaning

    Internal organs

  • word

    内陸

    Meaning

    Inland

  • word

    内緒

    Meaning

    Secret

  • word

    内心

    Meaning

    Innermost

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

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