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ドウ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. temple; shrine; chapel
This is a really old temple, isn't it?
2. hall
There's a large memorial hall in the park.
Suffix
3. company
suffix used in company names, store names, etc.
What was the name again? It was something-dō, right?
Archaic
Noun
Suffix
4. front room
Alt. forms
堂どう
91%
どう
4%
ドウ
3%
Pitch accent
ド
ウ
ド
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Used in: 144
Used in vocabulary (76 in total)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
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Examples (6 in total)
The meeting hall was closed.
This is a really old temple, isn't it?
This temple brings back memories.
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