Info on the Kanji 楼

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Meaning(s)

watchtower, lookout, high building

Reading(s)

onyomi ROU
kunyomi

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stroke count 13
grade s
jlpt level N1
Example words with 楼
WordMeaning
ろう
rou
tower / turret / lookout / belvedere
がろう
ga rou
high decorated building / picture-perfect mansion / stately home that looks as if it were from a painting
きろう
ki rou
brothel
くれないろう
kurenai rou
vermillion-painted mansion
こうろう
kourou
lofty building / skyscraper
さけろう
sake rou
restaurant
しょうろう
shou rou
brothel
かねろう
kane rou
belfry / bell tower
しろろう
shiro rou
watchtower of a castle
あおろう
ao rou
officially sanctioned brothel
そうろう
sou rou
tall building
殿どのろう
dono rou
high palace tower
とうろう
tou rou
going up a tower / going into a tall building / visiting a brothel
とうろう
tou rou
tall building
おおとりろう
ootori rou
tower crowned by a representation of the chinese firebird / beautiful tower
ぼうろう
bourou
watchtower / observation tower / lookout
ろうかく
roukaku
multistoried building
ろうかん
rou kan
watchtower
ろうしゅ
rou shu
owner of a brothel or restaurant
ろううえ
rou ue
on top of a tall building / balcony / upper floor
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Example Sentences with 楼
蜃気は幻影だと言われている。

富山湾にはときどき蜃気が現われます。

君の計画は砂上の閣に過ぎないよ。

基礎に杭を打ち込むのを忘れて、空中に閣を建てるとは、あなたも愚かな人だ。



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