pavilion, restaurant, mansion, arbor
Also: cottage, vaudeville, music hall, stage name
On'yomi (音読み)
- テイ
- チン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 亭 primarily means pavilion or restaurant and is often used to describe a place where people gather, such as a traditional dining venue. It typically appears as a noun in Japanese. For example, in the compound 料亭 (りょうてい), which means 'ryotei' or a traditional Japanese restaurant, the kanji illustrates its dining context. Another common term is 亭主 (ていしゅ), meaning 'head of the household.' Although it doesn’t have a kun’yomi reading, it's found in several other compounds, like 亭午 (ていご), which refers to noon. Notably, while 亭 can suggest elegance or tradition, it’s best used in contexts related to dining or gathering.
Example sentences
あの亭主は非常に優しい。
That husband is very kind.
Meanings across languages
- English
- pavilion, restaurant, mansion, arbor, cottage, vaudeville, music hall, stage name
- Tiếng Việt
- pavilion
- 日本語
- 亭
- 한국어
- 정자
- 中文
- 亭
- id
- pavilion
- th
- ศาลา
- es
- pabellón
- fr
- pavillon
- de
- Pavillon
- pt
- pavilhão
Common compounds
- 料亭ryotei, traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
- 亭主household head, master, host (e.g. of a tea gathering)
- 亭午noon
- 旗亭restaurant, inn
- 亭々lofty (tree)
- 池亭arbor (arbour, bower) by a lake
- 旅亭hotel, inn
- 涼亭pavilion in a garden (used to keep cool), gazebo
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