堂 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

public chamber, hall

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ドウElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音tang2
  • 한글dang
  • Hán-ViệtĐường

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
土(つち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+5802

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𫩠土

Words using this kanji

  • 堂々どうどうmagnificent, grand, impressive, dignified
  • どう(ドウ) 神仏をまつる建物。 (ドウ) 多くの人の集まる建物。 (ドウ) 客に接したり、礼楽を行なったりする所。正殿。temple, shrine, chapel, hall
  • 堂々巡りどうどうめぐりgoing around in circles, circling a temple, roll-call vote
  • 堂奥どうおう堂内の奥まった場所。 奥義。秘奥。secret knowledge, interior of a temple
  • 堂宇どううお堂の軒。 堂。堂舎。仏堂。edifice, temple, hall
  • 堂上どうじょう堂宇の上。 朝廷で三位以上、四位・五位で昇殿を許可されたもの。on the roof, court nobles
  • 堂守どうもりtemple keeper
  • 堂塔どうとう仏教寺院における堂宇と仏塔。伽藍。仏閣。temple, temple buildings
  • 堂舎どうしゃ大きな建物(堂)と小さな建物(舎)。 寺社の建物。large and small buildings, esp. shrines and temples
  • 堂鳩どうばとferal pigeon, domestic pigeon
  • 堂にいるどうにいるto become an expert, to be master at
  • 堂塔伽藍どうとうがらんreligious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-5-6
Four Corner
9010.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3n8.4
Heisig
861
Nelson
1365