Keyword
main pillar
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig544
Readings
とう
(85%)
むね
(13%)
Composed of
tree
east
Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
(hospital) ward
Examples (9 in total)
The school had two buildings positioned on either side of the courtyard.
People were coming out one after another from the entrances of the other buildings as well.
The carpenter is repairing the ridge of the roof.
A bird is perched on the ridge of the roof.
The snow piled up as high as the ridge of the roof.
Please be quiet within the ward.
My father is a master builder.
Both buildings burned down.
Three houses were completely destroyed.