Kanji Detail for 塔 - "tower, pagoda, tall"

塔

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N2

Meaning
塔 means "tower, pagoda, tall."
1. Tower - A tall, narrow structure.
2. Stupa - Abbreviated from "sotoba"; a building for enshrining Buddhist relics.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

pagoda; tower; steeple

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

tower, spire, tall building

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

tower, spire, tall building

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

A tall, pointed building. Its design originated in the Western regions. Later introduced to China. A place for storing Buddhist scriptures. May have seven, nine, or thirteen levels. Originally called 浮圖, also 浮屠. Colloquially called 寶塔 (pagoda).
Onyomi

toh(とう)
Kunyomi

oka(おか)

tera(てら)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)
Related Keywords
tower pagoda stupa spire turret minaret monument pillar column obelisk tall high lofty structure building Buddhist temple sacred landmark beacon