Definition of 寺入り (てらいり)
てらい
寺入り
てらいり
terairi
noun
1.
to enrol in a temple school, child enrolled in a temple school
See also:寺子屋
2.
incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods)
3.
to go to a temple and repent (following a disaster, etc.)
Related Kanji
| 寺 | Buddhist temple |
| 入 | enter, insert |