JLPT N4 · 11 strokes
Kanji 堂: "public chamber, hall"
The kanji 堂 means "public chamber, hall". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ドウ 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)
ドウ
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 | public chamber, hall |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1010 of 2,501 |
Common words with 堂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 堂々magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified · fair; square; open; unashamed
- 食堂dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; canteen · restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner
- 堂temple; shrine; chapel · hall
- 正々堂々fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
- 聖堂(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
- 講堂auditorium; lecture hall
- 礼拝堂chapel · building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
- 大聖堂cathedral
- 堂々巡りgoing around in circles · circling a temple
- 本堂main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
- 威風堂々majestic; commanding; imposing; stately
- 威風堂々Pomp and Circumstance (series of marches by Elgar)
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