Keyword
tower
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig270
Readings
とう
(99%)
Composed of
earth
blades of grass
come together
Used in vocabulary (82 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 tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
tall tower; large tower
five-storied pagoda
Tower of Babel
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
chow missing one tile
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
five-storied pagoda
pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
temple; temple buildings
Leaning Tower of Pisa
round tower
(Western) bell tower; campanile; belfry
two-storied Buddhist tower
stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
stupa; pagoda
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
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
intake tower; outlet tower
religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)
electricity pylon; transmission tower
monument to the faithful who died in battle
five-story pagoda
tall building
giant stride (e.g. in amusement park)
oval tombstone
Tower of Hanoi (puzzle)
Hōkyōin pagoda; pagoda containing a Hōkyōin sutra
distillation column; distilling column
wooden grave tablet
many-tiered tower; pagoda
nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, ice cream, etc.)
nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
oval tombstone
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
superficial velocity; superficial flow velocity
human tower (gymnastics)
Examples (57 in total)
Do you live in that tower?
It is a mystery that this tower has not collapsed.
Outside the window, a tall tower is visible.