JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 塔: "pagoda, tower, steeple"
The kanji 塔 means "pagoda, tower, steeple". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read トウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pagoda, tower, steeple |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1708 of 2,501 |
Common words with 塔
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 塔tower; steeple; spire · stupa; pagoda; dagoba
- 尖塔spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
- 時計塔clock tower
- 司令塔control tower; conning tower · leader; commander; person calling the shots
- 砲塔gun turret
- 鉄塔steel tower · electricity pylon; transmission tower
- 広告塔billboard; advertising tower · face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
- 電波塔radio tower
- 給水塔water tower
- 監視塔watchtower
- 巨塔tall tower; large tower
- バベルの塔Tower of Babel
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