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鹿苑寺

Mandarin · pinyin Lù yuàn sì

Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan
the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺 Jīn gé sì as Buddhist temple

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鹿: lù · deer; surname; Kangxi radical 198
苑: yuàn · pasture, park, garden; mansion
寺: sì · court, office; temple, monastery

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4–4–4 · Lu4 yuan4 si4

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