寺(てら)

てら
noun
Buddhist temple
building
1. Buddhist temple
A place of Buddhist worship, distinct from Shinto shrines.
お寺(てら)に行(い)きました。
I went to the temple.
I visit the temple during Obon.

寺(てら) (also お寺(てら)) is a Buddhist temple, distinct from 神社(じんじゃ) (Shinto shrine).

TEMPLE vs SHRINE:

CULTURAL NOTE (famous temples):

Common collocations