Info on the Kanji 塔

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What is this? "塔"

Meaning(s)

pagoda, tower, steeple

Reading(s)

onyomi TOU
kunyomi

Other

stroke count 12
grade s
jlpt level N2
Example words with 塔
WordMeaning
とう
tou
tower / steeple / spire / stupa / pagoda / dagoba
ひかりとう
hikari tou
minaret
たかとう
taka tou
high tower
いしとう
ishi tou
stone monument or pagoda
さきとう
saki tou
spire / steeple / pinnacle / minaret
てっとう
tettou
pylon / steel tower
とうや
tou ya
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
とうこ
tou ko
chow missing one tile
とうなか
tou naka
sub-temple, esp. a zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest
たっちゅう
tacchuu
sub-temple, esp. a zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest
どうとう
dou tou
temple / temple buildings
ぶっとう
buttou
pagoda
たからとう
takara tou
two-storied buddhist tower
たまごとう
tamago tou
oval tombstone
管制かんせいとう
kansei tou
control tower
給水きゅうすいとう
kyuusuitou
water tower
金字きんじとう
kinjitou
pyramid / monumental work
五重ごじゅうとう
gojuu tou
five-storied pagoda
広告こうこくとう
koukoku tou
billboard / advertising sign
三重さんじゅうのとう
sanjuunotou
three-storied pagoda
時計とけいとう
tokeitou
clock tower
信号しんごうとう
shingou tou
signal tower
多重たじゅうとう
tajuu tou
many-tiered tower / pagoda
多層たそうとう
tasou tou
many-tiered tower / pagoda
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Example Sentences with 塔
雷がそのに落ちた。

夕空に映えてが美しく見える。

木の上にが見える。

飛行機は管制の上をすれすれに飛んだ。



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