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
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
one house; the same house
administrative building
suffix for building numbers
south wing (of a building); south building
north wing (of a building); north building
ridgepole; ridge beam
wing (of a building)
closed ward; locked ward
ridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house
dormitory building; dormitory hall
top ridge of a roof; main ridge of a roof
terraced or partitioned housing structure
laboratory block; research laboratory building
ridgepole-raising ceremony
framework raising ceremony
hip roof; hipped roof; building with a hip roof
campground cooking pavilion
(having, there being) a great number of books
wholesale lease (on a building)
striking with the back of the sword
hip roof; hipped roof; building with a hip roof
hipped roof; hip roof
ridgepole-raising ceremony
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc.
hipped roof; hip roof; hipped roof construction; hip roof construction
hip (of roof)
hipped roof; hip roof; hipped roof construction; hip roof construction
renting a whole house; cottage rental
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
hip roof; hipped roof; building with a hip roof
hip roof; hipped roof; building with a hip roof
hipped roof; hip roof
raising the ridgepole
gallery; exhibition hall
general ward (of a hospital)
master carpenter; master builder
west wing (of a building); west building
east wing (of a building); east building
grass snake (Natrix natrix); ringed snake; water snake
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.