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Kanji Detail for 楼 - "tower, turret"

楼

  • Meaning

    楼 means "tower, turret." Also associated with upper floor.

    1. Tower - A tall building or structure.

    2. Turret - A small tower on a building.

    3. Upper floor - The stories above ground level.

  • Words using 楼

    • 楼閣 ろうかく Listen multistoried building; castle; palace

  • Four-character idioms with 楼

    • 大廈高楼 たいかこうろう Listen large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
    • 空中楼閣 くうちゅうろうかく Listen castle in the air
    • 金殿玉楼 きんでんぎょくろう Listen magnificent palace

  • Tattoo check: 楼

    • Verified meaning: tower, turret
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はすい, ろう)
    • Also carries these associations: upper floor

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 楼

    Given names 楼(ろう)Listen

    Surnames 楼(はすい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    watchtower; lookout; high building

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    building of two or more stories

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Lou

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    multi-story building; floor

  • Onyomi

    tip

    roh(ロウ) ロウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    takadono(たかどの) たかどの

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    tower turret upper floor tall building floors stories high landmark balcony structure rise stairs

Sentences including 楼

  • A mirage is said to be an illusion.

  • Your scheme is like a house built on the sand.

  • A mirage sometimes shows up in Toyama Bay.

  • The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.

  • The skyscraper rose above the other buildings around.

  • It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.

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