塔

pagoda, tower, steeple

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

トウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:12
JLPT:N2
Frequency:1708

Vocabulary

トウ

WordReadingMeaning
管制塔カンセイトウcontrol tower
金字塔キンジトウpyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
監視塔カンシトウwatchtower
供養塔クヨウトウmemorial tower
広告塔コウコクトウbillboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy

Other

WordReadingMeaning
塔とうtower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
バベルの塔バベルのとうTower of Babel
仏塔ぶっとうstupa; pagoda
エッフェル塔エッフェルとうEiffel Tower
鉄塔てっとうsteel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

搭
board, load (a vehicle), ride
Grade 8JLPT 1
培
cultivate, foster
Grade 8JLPT 1
超
transcend, super-, ultra-
Grade 8JLPT 2
匿
hide, shelter, shield
Grade 8JLPT 1
若
young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Grade 6JLPT 3
碁
Go
Grade 8JLPT 1
拾
pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten
Grade 3JLPT 2
唇
lips
Grade 8JLPT 1
茶
tea
Grade 2JLPT 4
荷
baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
Grade 3JLPT 2