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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: トウ
Romaji: tou
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pagoda, tower, steeple

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  1708
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  tab
Chinese Reading:  da5
Unicode:  5854
JIS:  4563

Indexes

Halpern Index: 561
Nelson Index: 1109
New Nelson Index: 1052
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b9.9
Four Corner Index: 4416.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1651
Gakken Index: 1516
Japanese Names Index: 1558
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5332X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0226
Remembering the kanji Index: 254
Kanji Flashcards Index: 437
Kodansha Compact Index: 383
Kanji in Context Index: 1438
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 411
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 517
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 260
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 270
Essential Kanji Index: 1570
Kodansha Kanji Index: 683
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1477
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1517

Words

(とう)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
鉄塔 (てっとう)
pylon; steel tower
先塔 (せんとう)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
石塔 (せきとう)
stone monument or pagoda
巨塔 (きょとう)
tall tower; large tower
砲塔 (ほうとう)
gun turret
司令塔 (しれいとう)
control tower; conning tower; leader; boss
五重の塔 (ごじゅうのとう)
five-storied pagoda
塔頭 (たっちゅう)
sub-temple, esp. a Zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest
テレビ塔 (テレビとう)
TV tower
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