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子院 (しいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

子し院いん

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Meanings

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noun

sub-temple; branch temple

rare term

A smaller temple affiliated with a main temple. Rare term; mainly used in Buddhist contexts.

この子し院いんは本ほん山ざんの管かん理り下かにある。
This sub-temple is under the administration of the head temple.

Written forms

子し院いんUsage100%
Most common kanji form for 'sub-temple'.
支し院いん
Alternate kanji form, less common.
枝し院いん
Rare alternate kanji form.

Kanji

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

院Inst., institution, temple

支branch, support, sustain

枝bough, branch, twig

Similar words

本ほん山ざん
本山 is the main temple, while 子院 is a subordinate branch temple.
末まつ寺じ
末寺 is a more common term for a branch temple; 子院 is rarer and may imply a closer parent-child relationship.

Etymology

Compound of 子 (child, subsidiary) and 院 (temple, institution). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji suggest a 'child temple' relationship.