Keyword
tower
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig270
Readings
とう
(99%)
Composed of
earth
blades of grass
come together
Used in vocabulary (76 in total)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
billboard; advertising sign
tall tower; large tower
Tower of Babel
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
five-storied pagoda
chow missing one tile
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
five-storied pagoda
pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
temple; temple buildings
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
two-storied Buddhist tower
round tower
Leaning Tower of Pisa
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
(Western) bell tower; campanile; belfry
stupa; pagoda
two-storied pagoda (with a square base, pent roof and a round top)
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
leaning tower
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)
intake tower; outlet tower
monument to the faithful who died in battle
tall building
giant stride (e.g. in amusement park)
five-story pagoda
oval tombstone
Tower of Hanoi (puzzle)
Hōkyōin pagoda; pagoda containing a Hōkyōin sutra
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
wooden grave tablet
many-tiered tower; pagoda
distillation column; distilling column
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
rectifying tower; rectifying column
war-memorial monument
many-tiered tower; pagoda
stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach
fractionating column
(memorial) monument
superficial velocity; superficial flow velocity
human tower (gymnastics)
Examples (39 in total)
That's a tower.
This is the tallest tower in Japan.
The height of the tower is above 100 meters.