塔 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 塔意味

pagoda, tower, steeple

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塔 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

KUNYOMI　訓読み

トウ tou

Examples

家からその塔が見える。

I see the tower from my house.

遠くに塔が見えた。

We saw the tower in the distance.

その塔は倒れそうだ。

The tower is going to collapse.

これは日本で一番高い塔だ。

This is the tallest tower in Japan.

あれは塔です。

That is a pagoda.

雷がその塔に落ちた。

Lightning struck the tower.

あの塔はどのくらいの高さですか。

How high is that tower?

塔はわずかに西へ傾いていた。

The tower leaned slightly to the west.

あの塔の時計は正確だ。

The clock on that tower is accurate.

その塔は崩壊した。

The tower fell into ruin.

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