塔 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
道4Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
- On
- トウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- tower; pagoda
Origin
土 "earth" with 荅: a structure of earth piled high — a tower.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| トウ | 五重の塔・石塔 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 鉄塔てっとう
steel tower
- 五重塔ごじゅうのとう
five-storey pagoda
Example
寺の五重塔を見上げた。
I looked up at the temple's five-storey pagoda.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)