Moto 棟梁 (とうりょう)central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay
- central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstaynoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- chief; boss; leadernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- master carpenternoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- beams and ridge supports of a roofnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 棟梁
- 棟Ridgepole; RidgeRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 梁Weir; Fish Trap; BeamRead with its on'yomi here
Words that share its kanji
- 棟むねridge (of roof)
- 病棟びょうとう(hospital) ward
- 上棟じょうとうraising the ridgepole
- 別棟べつむねseparate building; outbuilding
- ヨーロッパ山棟蛇ヨーロッパやまかがしgrass snake (Natrix natrix); ringed snake
- 一棟ひとむねone house; the same house
- 一棟借りひとむねがりwholesale lease (on a building)
- 上棟式じょうとうしきridgepole-raising ceremony
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