Moto 楼: Watchtower; Lookout; High BuildingKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ロウ
- Kun'yomi
- たかどの
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 40 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ロウ)
- 楼閣ろうかくmultistoried building
- 摩天楼まてんろうskyscraper
- 蜃気楼しんきろうmirage
- 鐘楼しょうろうbelfry; bell tower
- 上位蜃気楼じょういしんきろうsuperior mirage
- 下位蜃気楼かいしんきろうinferior mirage
- 井楼せいろうwooden watchtower; battlefield watchtower
- 倡楼しょうろうbrothel
- 土楼どろうtype of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
- 城楼じょうろうwatchtower of a castle
- 塔楼とうろうtall building
- 大廈高楼たいかこうろうlarge building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
- 妓楼ぎろうbrothel
- 娼楼しょうろうbrothel
- 層楼そうろうtall building
- 望楼ぼうろうwatchtower; observation tower
- 望火楼ぼうかろうfire lookout; (fire) watchtower
- 楼ろうtower; tall building
- 楼上ろうじょうon top of a tall building; balcony
- 楼主ろうしゅowner of a brothel or restaurant
- 楼観ろうかんwatchtower
- 楼門ろうもんtwo-storied gate; tower gate
- 檣楼しょうろうtop
- 殿楼でんろうhigh palace tower
- 画楼がろうhigh decorated building
- 登楼とうろうclimbing a tower; going up a tall building
- 白玉楼はくぎょくろうcelestial tower of dead poets, artists, etc.
- 白玉楼中の人となるはくぎょくろうちゅうのひととなるto die (of a poet, artist, etc.)
- 砂上の楼閣さじょうのろうかくhouse built on sand; house of cards
- 福建土楼ふっけんどろうtype of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
- 空中楼閣くうちゅうろうかくcastle in the air
- 紅楼こうろうfamily or brothel with a beautiful woman
- 船首楼せんしゅろうforecastle; fo'c's'le
- 酒楼しゅろうrestaurant
- 金殿玉楼きんでんぎょくろうmagnificent palace
- 青楼せいろうofficially sanctioned brothel (Edo-period)
- 高楼こうろうlofty (high) building; skyscraper
- 鳳楼ほうろうtower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird; beautiful tower
- 鼓楼ころうtemple tower housing a drum for marking the passing of time
Other readings
- 迦楼羅かるらGaruda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)
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