How to Say ‘Kinkaku-ji’ in Japanese
金閣寺
きんかくじ
💬 Usage Tip: Kinkaku-ji is known as [きんかくじ] (kin-ka-ku-ji) in Japanese.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, is a famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
金閣きんかく
[kinkaku]
Kinkaku-ji
The Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto famous for its gold leaf-covered upper floors.
金閣寺は観光名所です。
Kinkaku-ji is a tourist attraction.
寺じ
[ji]
Temple
A building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the dwelling, of a god or gods or other objects of religious reverence.
多くの人がこの寺を訪れます。
Many people visit this temple.
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