棟
ridgepole, ridge
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
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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practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
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frozen, congeal, refrigerate
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grove, forest
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convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
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東
east
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plant
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vat, tub, tank
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signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target
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chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi
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