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Kanji Detail for 亭 - "pavilion, arbor"
亭
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Meaning
亭 means "pavilion, arbor." Also associated with stop.
Pavilion - A small building in a garden.
Arbor - A shaded garden structure.
Stop - A place to rest; a station.
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Words using 亭
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料亭
りょうてい
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
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亭主
ていしゅ
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering)
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料亭
りょうてい
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Four-character idioms with 亭
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亭主関白
ていしゅかんぱく
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
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亭主関白
ていしゅかんぱく
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Tattoo check: 亭
- Verified meaning: pavilion, arbor
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read たかし, てい)
- Also carries these associations: stop
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.
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Name readings of 亭
Given names 亭(たかし)
Surnames 亭(てい)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
pavilion; restaurant; mansion; arbor; cottage; vaudeville; music hall; stage name
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
pavilion; erect
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
pavilion; erect
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A shelter set up along roads to gather travelers. Colloquially also called a "street pavilion." Those set up in scenic gardens for sightseeing, all open on four sides, are colloquially called 涼亭 (cool pavilion). | In Qin and Han local administration, ten li made one 亭, ten 亭 made one 鄉. Each 亭 had an 亭長 (pavilion chief). | 亭亭: Standing alone appearance. Such as describing someone's appearance as graceful and upright, called 亭亭玉立. | To reach. When the sun reaches noon, it's called 亭午.
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Kunyomi
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Sentences including 亭
My husband isn't quite the provider he should be.
No wonder he is a henpecked husband.
She wears the trousers in that house.
酔っ払っておそく家に帰ったかどで、怒った女房は亭主に食ってかかり、箒で亭主をひっぱたいた。
The angry wife was on the warpath; she hit her husband with a broom for coming home late and drunk.
女房の尻にしかれている亭主は、幸せな独り者に話してはじめて、自分の問題を認識することがたびたびだ。
Many times, a hen-pecked husband doesn't know his problems until he talks to a happy bachelor.
あの夫婦は共かせぎしている。だが亭主の給料のほうが女房の給料よりも低い。亭主が女房の尻にしかれるのも当然だ。
He and his wife both work and his salary is lower than hers, so no wonder he is a hen-pecked husband.
女房が映画に行きたがっていることがよくわかったので、いじわるな亭主は一計を案じ、くるあてもない来客を家で待つことにした。
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
一体、わが国の婦人は、外国婦人などと違い、子供を持つと、その精魂をその方にばかり傾けて、亭主というものに対しては、ただ義理的に操ばかりを守っていたらいいという考えのものが多い。
The women in our country are different from the women from other countries. Many think that it's acceptable for women to have children and devote themselves to them entirely; and, towards their husband, to simply uphold their duty and protect their chastity.