What does 寺院 mean?
寺院 is a Japanese noun meaning “temple” in English. It can also be translated as “religious building” depending on context. It is written as 寺院 in kanji, じいん in hiragana, and jiin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
この寺院は７８０年に建てられた。
This temple dates back to 780.