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watchtower

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingロウ

Kun readingたかどの

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

watchtowerRtK
その摩天楼はまわりの他の建物の上方にそびえていた。The skyscraper rose above the other buildings around.tatoeba
そのビルはニューヨークの摩天楼と比べると小さい。The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.tatoeba
lookout
high building

tower
tall building
belvedere
turret

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · rice (米) · woman (女)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 999

Compound words

multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine

摩天楼まてんろう

skyscraper

画楼がろう

high decorated building

top

Garuda (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)

large building and lofty tower

Additional Examples

その摩天楼はまわりの他の建物の上方にそびえていた。

The skyscraper rose above the other buildings around.tatoeba

そのビルはニューヨークの摩天楼と比べると小さい。

The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 楼

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step