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    3. 塔

    塔

    塔とう

    tower

    N3KMT7News #7+1CoreArt & DesignKanji Vocab12 strokes

    とう

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    tower, steeple, spire

    Noun

    2.
    stupa, pagoda, dagoba
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    あの高たかい塔とうは何なんですか。

    What is that tall tower?

    KMT4Daily LifeArt & Design
    東とう京きょうタワーは日に本ほんの象しょう徴ちょう的てきな塔とうの一ひとつです。

    Tokyo Tower is one of Japan's iconic towers.

    KMT7Art & DesignTravel & TransportationCulture & Traditions
    その寺じ院いんの五ご重じゅうの塔とうは、日に本ほんの伝でん統とう建けん築ちくの美うつくしさを象しょう徴ちょうしている。

    The five-story pagoda of that temple symbolizes the beauty of traditional Japanese architecture.

    KMT7Art & DesignCulture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    エッフェル塔とうはパリのランドマークとして世せ界かい的てきに有ゆう名めいです。

    The Eiffel Tower is world-famous as a landmark of Paris.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationArt & Design
    中ちゅう世せいの城しろには、敵てきの侵しん入にゅうを防ふせぐための見 張 り塔とうが設もうけられていた。

    Medieval castles were equipped with watchtowers to prevent enemy invasions.

    KMT8HistoryArt & DesignMilitary

    Kanji that make up this word

    塔
    pagoda・tower・steeple
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