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Kanji Detail for 櫓 - "oar, watchtower"

櫓

  • Meaning

    櫓 means "oar, watchtower." Also associated with shield.

    1. Oar - A tool for rowing boats.

    2. Watchtower - A high observation structure.

    3. Shield - A large defensive barrier.

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    • Verified meaning: oar, watchtower
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read やぐら)
    • Also carries these associations: shield

    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 櫓

    Surnames 櫓(やぐら)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    oar; tower

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    oar, scull; row

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    oar, scull; to row, to scull

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A large shield. Also written as 鹵. | An implement for propelling boats, placed beside the boat for pushing water. Also written as 擄.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ro(ロ) ロ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    oodate(おおだて) おおだて

    yagura(やぐら) やぐら

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    oar watchtower shield lookout tower turret rowing fortress castle defense guard observation protect bastion battlement rampart boats

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