corridor, hall, tower
On'yomi (音読み)
- ロウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「廊」 primarily means 'corridor' or 'hall.' It is mostly used as a noun and not commonly found as a verb. You will often see it in compounds such as 「画廊」 (がろう), meaning 'art gallery,' where art is displayed, and 「回廊」 (かいろう), which refers to a winding corridor. Another common compound is 「廊下」 (ろうか), meaning 'hallway,' which is a typical part of a building. It's interesting to note that although it is not used in everyday conversation on its own, it frequently appears in these context-rich words related to architecture or spaces in buildings.
Example sentences
長い廊下に絵がかけてある。
There are paintings hanging in the long corridor.
Meanings across languages
- English
- corridor, hall, tower
- Tiếng Việt
- hành lang
- 日本語
- 廊下
- 한국어
- 복도
- 中文
- 走廊
- id
- koridor, ruang, menara
- th
- ทางเดิน, ห้องโถง, หอ
- es
- pasillo, salón, torre
- fr
- couloir, hall, tour
- de
- Flur, Halle, Turm
- pt
- corredor, salão, torre
Common compounds
- 画廊がろうart gallery (esp. artworks for sale), picture gallery
- 回廊かいろうcorridor, gallery, hallway
- 廊下ろうかcorridor, hallway, passageway
- 渡り廊下わたりろうかroofed corridor connecting two buildings, connecting passageway, skyway
- 歩廊ほろうcorridor, gallery, platform
- 柱廊ちゅうろうpillared corridor
- 身廊しんろうnave (of a church)
- 側廊そくろうaisle (of a church)
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