トウリョウ – Vocabulary details

トウリョウ

Noun

1. central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay; chief support; leader

2. chief; boss; leader; head

3. master carpenter

4. beams and ridge supports of a roof

orig. meaning

ト

ウリョウ

large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)

父ちちはとうりょうトウリョウなんですよ。

My father is a master builder.

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