How to say grounds in Japanese

境内☆【けいだいkeidai】

noun:

  • grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

Example Sentences

「広辞苑koujienにniこうkou書いてありますkaitearimasu」とto言ってitte、広辞苑koujienをwo唯一のyuiitsuno拠り所yoridokoroにni論陣を張るronjinwoharu人hitoがgaよくyokuいるiru。
There are a lot of people who say, "it says this in Koujien," and use that dictionary as the only grounds for their argument.
彼女kanojoはha病気byoukiをwo理由riyuuにni辞職jishokuしたshita。
She resigned on the grounds of ill health.
彼女kanojoはha怠慢taimanというtoiu理由riyuuでde解雇kaikoされたsareta。
She was dismissed on the grounds of neglect of duty.
彼女kanojoはha正気shoukiでないdenaiというtoiu理由riyuuでde釈放shakuhouされたsareta。
She was released on the grounds that she was insane.
彼女kanojoはha欠勤kekkinがちgachiだdaというtoiu理由riyuuでde首になったkubininatta。
She was fired on the grounds that she was often absent.

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