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Zach

Reading

Kana: ドウ
Romaji: dou
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

public chamber, hall

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  42
Frequency:  1010
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-5-6
Korean Reading:  dang
Chinese Reading:  tang2
Unicode:  5802
JIS:  4632

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2589
Nelson Index: 1365
New Nelson Index: 1037
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3n8.4
Four Corner Index: 9010.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 557
Gakken Index: 662
Japanese Names Index: 1462
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5207
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0200
Remembering the kanji Index: 798
Busy People Index: 2.6
Kanji Flashcards Index: 144
Kodansha Compact Index: 355
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 584
Kanji in Context Index: 709
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1656
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2246
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 806
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 861
Essential Kanji Index: 358
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3202
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1072
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 486
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 573

Words

(どう)
temple; shrine; hall; prefix to building meaning "magnificent"
殿堂 (でんどう)
palace; hall; shrine; temple; sanctuary; hall of fame
本堂 (ほんどう)
main temple building; nave
食堂 (じきどう)
dining hall (at a temple)
公会堂 (こうかいどう)
town hall; public hall
聖堂 (せいどう)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
食堂 (しょくどう)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; messroom; restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner
講堂 (こうどう)
auditorium; lecture hall
議事堂 (ぎじどう)
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
堂々 (どうどう)
magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately; fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen; grandly; boldly; confidently; fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly
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