public chamber, hall

About this kanji

The kanji 「堂」 primarily means a public chamber or hall, and it is often used in nouns rather than verbs. You'll find it in compounds like 食堂 (しょくどう), which means dining room, and 一堂 (いちどう), meaning one building or hall. Other examples include 会堂 (かいどう), referring to a church, and 講堂 (こうどう), which is an auditorium used for lectures or gatherings. The kanji conveys a sense of formal or communal space, making it common in contexts involving gatherings or important ceremonies. Although it does not have a kun'yomi reading, it works well with on'yomi in various compound words.

Example sentences

• 彼は名堂に住んでいる。

  He lives in a famous mansion.

Meanings across languages

English

public chamber, hall

Tiếng Việt

thính phòng

日本語

堂

한국어

홀

中文

堂

id

ruang publik

th

ห้องประชุมสาธารณะ

es

salón público

fr

salle publique

de

öffentlicher Raum

pt

sala pública

Common compounds

• 食堂しょくどうdining room, dining hall, cafeteria
• 一堂いちどうone building (hall, temple, shrine, room), same room, same place
• 会堂かいどうchurch, chapel, synagogue
• 講堂こうどうauditorium, lecture hall
• 聖堂せいどう(Confucian) temple, church, sanctuary
• 殿堂でんどうpalace, hall, shrine
• 本堂ほんどうmain hall (of a Buddhist temple), main temple
• 堂々どうどうmagnificent, grand, impressive