JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 楼: "watchtower, lookout, high building"
The kanji 楼 means "watchtower, lookout, high building". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ロウ in on'yomi and たかどの 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)
ロウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たかどの
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 | watchtower, lookout, high building |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2173 of 2,501 |
Common words with 楼
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 楼tower; tall building; belvedere · turret; lookout; watchtower
- 蜃気楼mirage
- 鐘楼belfry; bell tower
- 摩天楼skyscraper
- 楼閣multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
- 望楼watchtower; observation tower; lookout
- 砂上の楼閣house built on sand; house of cards
- 妓楼brothel
- 楼門two-storied gate; tower gate
- 楼上on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
- 高楼tall building; tower
- 迦楼羅Garuda (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth); Garua
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