棟 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道準2High school level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- トウ
- Kun
- むね・むな-
- Meaning
- ridgepole; building
Origin
木 "wood" with 東: the highest beam of a roof — a ridgepole, a building.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| トウ | 上棟・病棟 |
|---|---|
| むね | 棟・別棟 |
| むな | 棟木 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 別棟べつむね
separate building
- 棟上げむねあげ
raising the ridgepole
Example
別棟に資料室がある。
The archive is in a separate building.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)