JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 棟: "ridgepole, ridge"
The kanji 棟 means "ridgepole, ridge". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トウ in on'yomi and むね, むな- in kun'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)
むねむな-
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 | ridgepole, ridge |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1406 of 2,501 |
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ridge (of roof) · back of a sword
- 病棟(hospital) ward
- 棟large building; building with a long roof · counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
- 棟梁central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay; chief support · chief; boss; leader; head
- 別棟separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
- 一棟one house; the same house
- 管理棟administrative building
- 号棟suffix for building numbers
- 棟木ridgepole; ridge beam
- 隔離病棟isolation ward
- 翼棟wing (of a building)
- 棟上げridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house
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