寺院

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 寺院 (じいん) combines temple 寺 and institution or compound 院 to denote a Buddhist temple.
• Basic usage: It refers to an old mountain temple or temples visited to see Buddhist statues.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A religious establishment
  • 寺院 can encompass the temple institution and its compound rather than only one hall or statue.