Temple
Monastery
noun
An monk’s institution is going to be a monastery or temple. What a nice place to live, I'm sure!
This word refers to Buddhist monasteries, and it's often used for ones outside of Japan.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
この僧院では、良い食生活は健康に不可欠だと考えているので、僧りょ達は毎日美味しい料理を食べます。
In this temple, it's believed that eating well is vital for good health, so monks eat delicious meals every day here.
映画「ゴジラ対キングコウイチ」のロケ地めぐりをしたんですが、この僧院も私がおとずれた場所の一つです。
I visited the places where the movie "Godzilla vs King Koichi" was filmed and this monastery was one of them.
初めまして。今日からこの僧院で働く予定になっているコウイチです。よろしくお願いいたします。
Nice to meet you. I’m Koichi. I’m scheduled to start working in this monastery today. I’m looking forward to working with you all.