Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “寺預け”

寺預け

てらあずけ

incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter muromachi and azuchi-momoyama periods)

Kanji details

Kun/On information

寺
On
じ
Kun
てら
Stroke count
6

・buddhist temple

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預
On
よ
Kun
あず.ける;あず.かる
Stroke count
13

・deposit

・custody

・leave with

・entrust to

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