Kanji 棟: "ridgepole, ridge"

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

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

Common words with 棟

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 棟むねridge (of roof) · back of a sword
• 病びょう棟とう(hospital) ward
• 棟とうlarge building; building with a long roof · counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
• 棟とう梁りょうcentral figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay; chief support · chief; boss; leader; head
• 別べつ棟むねseparate building; outbuilding; outhouse
• 一ひと棟むねone house; the same house
• 管かん理り棟とうadministrative building
• 号ごう棟とうsuffix for building numbers
• 棟むな木ぎridgepole; ridge beam
• 隔かく離り病びょう棟とうisolation ward
• 翼よく棟とうwing (of a building)
• 棟むね上あげridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house

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