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temple kitchen; priests' living quarters
The building or section within a Buddhist temple complex where meals are prepared and where the resident priest and their family live. It serves as both a kitchen and a private residence area within the temple grounds.
庫裏で食事の準備をする。
To prepare meals in the temple kitchen.
住職は庫裏に住んでいる。
The head priest lives in the priests' quarters.
この寺の庫裏は江戸時代に建てられたもので、文化財に指定されている。
This temple's priests' quarters were built in the Edo period and are designated as a cultural property.
A term from Buddhist temple architecture. The 庫裏 is distinct from the main hall (本堂) and other religious structures—it is the practical, domestic space of the temple. When visiting a temple, the 庫裏 is often where you go for administrative matters like requesting 御朱印 (temple stamps).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 庫裏に案内される: to be shown to the priests' quarters
- 庫裏の建て替え: rebuilding the priests' quarters
- 庫裏で接待する: to receive guests in the priests' quarters
TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE TERMS:
- 本堂: main hall — the central worship building
- 山門: temple gate — the formal entrance gate
- 鐘楼: bell tower — the structure housing the temple bell
- 書院: study hall — a reception room for formal guests