tower
On'yomi (音読み)
- トウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とう
About this kanji
The kanji 塔 (とう) primarily means "tower." This character is often used as a noun rather than a verb. You will see it in various compounds, such as 電波塔 (でんぱとう), which means "radio tower," and 展望塔 (てんぼうとう), meaning "viewing tower." Another interesting example is 仏塔 (ぶっとう), referring to a "pagoda," a tower-like structure often found in temples. When learning this kanji, remember that it typically signifies tall, vertical structures, and it's a common term in discussions about architecture or places of interest.
Built from
Example sentences
彼女は塔の上から見た。
She looked from the top of the tower.
Meanings across languages
- English
- tower
- Tiếng Việt
- tháp
- 日本語
- とう, 塔
- 한국어
- 탑
- 中文
- 塔
- id
- menara
- th
- หอคอย
- es
- torre
- fr
- tour
- de
- Turm
- pt
- torre
Common compounds
- 塔とうtower
- 電波塔でんぱとうradio tower
- 展望塔てんぼうとうviewing tower
- 仏塔ぶっとうpagoda
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