Moto 唐: T'ang; China; ForeignKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トウ
- Kun'yomi
- から
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 141 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)
- 唐突とうとつabrupt; sudden
- 唐とうTang dynasty (China, 618-907); T'ang dynasty
- 唐辛子とうがらしcapsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli)
- 荒唐無稽こうとうむけいabsurd; nonsensical
- 遣唐使けんとうしenvoy to Tang China
- しし唐ししとうshishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
- 一味唐辛子いちみとうがらしcayenne pepper powder
- 七味唐辛子しちみとうがらしblend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
- 七色唐辛子なないろとうがらしblend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
- 和唐紙わとうしthick Japanese paper resembling Chinese paper (from late Edo period onward)
- 唐の昔とうのむかしa long time ago
- 唐の芋とうのいもvar. of taro with long purple stalks
- 唐三盆とうさんぼんhigh-quality sugar imported from China
- 唐人とうじんChinese person
- 唐人の寝言とうじんのねごとgibberish
- 唐人稗とうじんびえpearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
- 唐代とうだいTang dynasty (China, 618-907); Tang era
- 唐名とうみょうChinese name for a high government office (ritsuryo period)
- 唐変木とうへんぼくoaf; bigot
- 唐宋音とうそうおんtōsō-on; Tang-Song reading
- 唐尺とうしゃくTang shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
- 唐山とうざんChina
- 唐朝とうちょうTang dynasty (China, 618-907); T'ang dynasty
- 唐本とうほんbooks from China
- 唐机とうづくえdesk made in China; Chinese style desk
- 唐棕梠とうじゅろminiature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)
- 唐棕櫚とうじゅろminiature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)
- 唐楓とうかえでtrident maple; acer buergerianum
- 唐楽とうがくTang-era Chinese music
- 唐樒とうしきみstar anise (Illicium verum)
- 唐檜とうひspruce tree (esp. Picea jezoensis hondoensis, a variety of Ezo spruce)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 唐揚げからあげdeep-fried food (esp. chicken)
- 唐草からくさarabesque pattern
- とり唐揚げとりからあげdeep-fried chicken
- 唐傘からかさpaper umbrella; bamboo-and-paper umbrella parasol
- 唐国からくにChina; Korea
- 唐墨からすみChinese ink
- 唐天竺からてんじくChina and India; far away
- 唐子からこboy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes
- 唐当帰からとうきdong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)
- 唐戸からどhinged door
- 唐手からてkarate
- 唐手チョップからてチョップkarate chop (pro wrestling move)
- 唐木からきexotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
- 唐松からまつ(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
- 唐桃からももapricot (Prunus armeniaca)
- 唐梅からうめwintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
- 唐棹からざおflail (for threshing grain)
- 唐様からようChinese design; Chinese style
Other readings
- 入唐にっとうvisiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student); entering Tang China
- 入唐八家にっとうはっけthe eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō, and Shūei)
- 向唐門むかいからもんkaramon gate with karahafu eaves at the front and back
- 唐土もろこしChina
- 唐土人もろこしびとChinese person
- 唐土船もろこしぶねChinese ship
- 唐揚からあげdeep-fried food (esp. chicken)
- 唐撫子からなでしこChina pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)
- 唐文字からもじChinese characters; kanji
- 唐木瓜からぼけkara flowering quince; Choenomeles lagenaria
- 唐果物からくだものdeep-fried Chinese pastry (sweetened with jiaogulan)
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