とう
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. tower; steeple; spire
Noun
Abbreviation
2. stupa; pagoda; dagoba
original meaning
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (49 in total)
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
five-storied pagoda
rectifying tower; rectifying column
watchtower
radio tower
memorial tower
five-story pagoda
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
clock tower
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
gun turret
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
billboard; advertising sign
Tower of Babel
control tower
high tower
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
ivory tower
pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
round tower
temple; temple buildings
conning tower
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
memorial tower
leaning tower
intake tower; outlet tower
monument to the faithful who died in battle
tall building
signal tower
giant stride (e.g. in amusement park)
oval tombstone
reliquary
Tower of Hanoi (puzzle)
air traffic control tower
many-tiered tower; pagoda
distillation column; distilling column
cooling tower
war-memorial monument
many-tiered tower; pagoda
fractionating column
(memorial) monument
superficial velocity; superficial flow velocity
cooling tower
Examples (27 in total)
That's a tower.
The tower is going to collapse.
We saw the tower in the distance.