寺 temple

as in, "JESUS threw the money lenders out of the temple."

The Buddhist temple is glued to the earth to stop Christian missionaries from dragging it to the river and baptizing it.

temple suffix ★★☆☆☆ SUF

SUFFIX meaning, "temple of xxx." BOOBOO : Most Buddhist temples have the 寺 kanji at the end of their name, and in that case it is pronounced "JI". But if you are talking in general about temples, you say "tera". got it?