ChiramiN4 kanji · 11 strokes
堂 means hall
堂
尚 high · 土 ground
堂Memory trick
A building raised high (尚) on solid ground (土): a hall.
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Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- public chamber, hall
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Grade 5 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) ドウ dou
ドウ (dou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
食堂 しょくどう · shokudou
dining room, dining hall
Built from
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⺌ Used in 37 kanji
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What does 堂 mean?
Right: 堂 means hall.Not quite: 堂 means hall.In 食堂, 堂 is read どう. Which kind of reading is that?
Right. 食堂 is read しょくどう (shokudou): 堂 takes ドウ, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 堂 has.Not quite. 食堂 is read しょくどう (shokudou): 堂 takes ドウ, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 堂 has.