Keyword
building with at least two floors
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig999
Old form
Readings
ろう
(97%)
(2%)
Composed of
tree
rice
woman
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
belfry; bell tower
multistoried building
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
house built on sand; house of cards
two-storied gate; tower gate
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
lofty (high) building; skyscraper
Garuda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)
owner of a brothel or restaurant
watchtower of a castle
climbing a tower; going up a tall building; visiting a brothel
officially sanctioned brothel (Edo-period)
wooden watchtower; battlefield watchtower
temple tower housing a drum for marking the passing of time
tall building
high palace tower
family or brothel with a beautiful woman; vermillion-lacquered mansion
forecastle; fo'c's'le
high decorated building; picture-perfect mansion; stately home that looks as if it were from a painting
tall building
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
tower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird; beautiful tower
celestial tower of dead poets, artists, etc.
fire lookout; (fire) watchtower
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
Examples (2 in total)
The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
The skyscraper rose above the other buildings around.