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楼

Readings

Kana: ロウ、たかどの
Romaji: rou, takadono
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

watchtower, lookout, high building

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  2173
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-9
Korean Reading:  ru
Chinese Reading:  lou2
Unicode:  697c
JIS:  4F30

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1019
Nelson Index: 2322
New Nelson Index: 2785
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a9.10
Four Corner Index: 4994.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1939
Gakken Index: 1905
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15212
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0477
Remembering the kanji Index: 930
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1442
Kodansha Compact Index: 1106
Kanji in Context Index: 1887
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 697
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 931
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 939
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 999
Essential Kanji Index: 1744
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1284
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1869
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1635

Words

楼 (ろう)
tower; turret; lookout; belvedere
蜃気楼 (しんきろう)
mirage
楼門 (ろうもん)
two-storied gate; tower gate
望楼 (ぼうろう)
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
層楼 (そうろう)
tall building
鐘楼 (しょうろう、しゅろう)
belfry; bell tower
摩天楼 (まてんろう)
skyscraper
楼閣 (ろうかく)
multistoried building
高楼 (こうろう)
lofty (high) building; skyscraper
白玉楼 (はくぎょくろう)
celestial tower of dead poets, artists, etc.
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