こくぶんじ
国分寺
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
Example Sentences
聖武天皇は国分寺の建立を命じた。
Emperor Shōmu ordered the construction of provincial temples.
武蔵国分寺の跡は今も見学できる。
You can still visit the ruins of the Musashi provincial temple today.
修学旅行で国分寺の跡地を訪れた。
We visited the site of a former provincial temple on our school trip.
この町には昔、大きな国分寺があったそうだ。
I hear there used to be a large provincial temple in this town long ago.
奈良時代に、日本の各地に国分寺が建てられた。
During the Nara period, provincial temples were built throughout Japan.