grounds (esp. of shrines and temples)
けいだい
Noun
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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
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桜の季節には、寺の境内が花見客で賑わう。
During cherry blossom season, the temple grounds are bustling with cherry blossom viewers.
参拝者は、境内の手水舎で手を清めてから本殿へ向かう。
Worshippers purify their hands at the chozuya (water basin) on the grounds before heading to the main hall.
境内の奥には、ひっそりと佇む小さな祠があった。
Deep within the grounds, there was a small, quietly standing shrine.
境内に立つ樹齢数百年のご神木は、地域の人々に崇められている。
The sacred tree, hundreds of years old, standing on the shrine grounds, is revered by the local people.
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