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唐

T'ang
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingから
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. t'angRtK
    唐突な質問に彼は泡を食った。He was confused by a sudden question.tatoeba
    荒唐無稽と皆に言われた彼のビジネスプランだけど、今となっては我々の不明を恥じるしかないのかね。Every one of us who ridiculed his business plan as a bunch of hokum should be embarrassed we did.tatoeba
  2. china
  3. foreign
  1. tang dynasty (of China
  2. 618-907)
  3. t'ang dynasty
  4. foreign country

Homonyms

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Same reading (とう)
頭 · counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)党 · party (political)塔 · tower糖 · sugar問う · to ask

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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T’ang · cave · rake · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1241

Compound words

唐突とうとつ
abrupt; sudden
遣唐使けんとうし
envoy to Tang China
唐辛子とうがらし
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper; shichimi pepper
唐鞍からくら
Chinese-style ritual saddle
唐臼からうす
mortar
唐音とうおん
tō-on
唐歌からうた
Chinese poem
唐黍もろこし
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
唐錦からにしき
Chinese brocade
唐手からて
karate
唐薯とういも
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
唐鋤からすき
plow (esp. horse or ox-drawn)
唐楓とうかえで
trident maple
唐箕とうみ
winnower
唐檜とうひ
spruce tree (esp. Picea jezoensis hondoensis, a variety of Ezo spruce)
唐棹からざお
flail (for threshing grain)
唐樒とうしきみ
star anise (Illicium verum)
唐櫃からびつ
six-legged Chinese-style chest
唐薑ごしゅゆ
Tetradium ruticarpum (species of deciduous trees)
頽唐たいとう
decadence
しし唐ししとう
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
獅子唐ししとう
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
唐茄子とうなす
squash
唐芥子とうがらし
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers)

Additional Examples

この鶏の唐揚げをそのままにしておくのですか。
Are you going to let this fried chicken go begging?tatoeba
木工芸では、木を、硬木、軟木と、唐木に分類します。
In woodworking, we classify wood as hardwood, softwood or exotic wood.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 唐

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