棟
ridge, ridgepole
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:12
JLPT:1
Frequency:1406
Vocabulary
トウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病棟 | ビョウトウ | (hospital) ward |
| 上棟 | ジョウトウ | raising the ridgepole |
| 棟梁 | トウリョウ | central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay; chief support; leader; chief; boss; leader; head; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof |
| 上棟式 | ジョウトウシキ | ridgepole-raising ceremony |
| 隔離病棟 | カクリビョウトウ | isolation ward |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 棟 | むね | ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc. |
| 別棟 | べつむね | separate building; outbuilding; outhouse |
| 別棟 | べっとう | separate building; outbuilding; outhouse |
| 一棟 | ひとむね | one house; the same house |
| 棟 | とう | large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc. |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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copy, imitation, mock
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練
drill, gloss, polish, practice, refine, train
Grade 3JLPT 2
凍
congeal, frozen, refrigerate
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林
forest, grove
Grade 1JLPT 2
便
chance, convenience, excrement, facility, feces, letter
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東
east
Grade 2JLPT 5
植
plant
Grade 3JLPT 2
槽
tank, tub, vat
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標
emblem, evidence, imprint, mark, seal, signpost, souvenir, stamp, symbol, target, trademark
Grade 4JLPT 1
棋
Japanese chess, chess piece, shogi
Grade 8JLPT 1