Keyword
building with at least two floors
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig999
Old form樓
Readings
ろう
(94%)
る
(5%)
Composed of
tree
rice
woman
Used in vocabulary (41 in total)
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
belfry; bell tower
multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
house built on sand; house of cards
two-storied gate; tower gate
Garuda (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth); Garua
tall building; tower
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
owner of a brothel or restaurant
temple tower housing a drum for marking the passing of time
watchtower of a castle
lofty building; tall building
climbing a tower; going up a tall building; visiting a brothel
officially sanctioned brothel (Edo-period)
wooden watchtower; battlefield watchtower
tall building
forecastle; fo'c's'le
high palace tower
family or brothel with a beautiful woman; vermillion-lacquered mansion
high decorated building; picture-perfect mansion; stately home that looks as if it were from a painting
tall building
tulou (traditional rural dwelling in Fujian, China)
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
tower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird; beautiful tower
celestial tower where poets, artists, etc. were said to go in the afterlife
fire lookout; (fire) watchtower
Fujian tulou (traditional rural dwellings in Fujian, China)
Examples (2 in total)
The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
The skyscraper rose above the other buildings around.