Info on the Kanji 楼 | What's a Kanji? |
| watchtower, lookout, high building | |
| onyomi | ROU |
| kunyomi | |
| stroke count | 13 |
| grade | s |
| jlpt level | N1 |
| Example words with 楼 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 楼ろう rou | tower / turret / lookout / belvedere |
| 画楼がろう ga rou | high decorated building / picture-perfect mansion / stately home that looks as if it were from a painting |
| 妓楼きろう ki rou | brothel |
| 紅楼くれないろう kurenai rou | vermillion-painted mansion |
| 高楼こうろう kourou | lofty building / skyscraper |
| 酒楼さけろう sake rou | restaurant |
| 娼楼しょうろう shou rou | brothel |
| 鐘楼かねろう kane rou | belfry / bell tower |
| 城楼しろろう shiro rou | watchtower of a castle |
| 青楼あおろう ao rou | officially sanctioned brothel |
| 層楼そうろう sou rou | tall building |
| 殿楼どのろう dono rou | high palace tower |
| 登楼とうろう tou rou | going up a tower / going into a tall building / visiting a brothel |
| 塔楼とうろう tou rou | tall building |
| 鳳楼おおとりろう ootori rou | tower crowned by a representation of the chinese firebird / beautiful tower |
| 望楼ぼうろう bourou | watchtower / observation tower / lookout |
| 楼閣ろうかく roukaku | multistoried building |
| 楼観ろうかん rou kan | watchtower |
| 楼主ろうしゅ rou shu | owner of a brothel or restaurant |
| 楼上ろううえ rou ue | on top of a tall building / balcony / upper floor |
| 楼門ろうもん rou mon | two-storied gate / tower gate |
| 倡楼しょうろう shou rou | brothel |
| 檣楼しょうろう shou rou | top |
| 迦楼羅かろうら ka rou ra | garuda or garua |
| 山水楼さんすいろう sansui rou | sansuiro |
| 白玉楼しろだまろう shirodama rou | celestial tower of dead poets, artists, etc. |
| 望火楼ぼうひろう bou hi rou | fire lookout / watchtower |
| 摩天楼まてんろう matenrou | skyscraper |
| 蜃気楼しんきろう shinkirou | mirage |
| 金殿玉楼きんどのたまろう kin dono tama rou | magnificent palace |
| 空中楼閣くうちゅうろうかく kuuchuuroukaku | castle in the air |
| 大廈高楼たいかこうろう taikakourou | large building and lofty tower / splendid structure |
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| Example Sentences with 楼 |
| 蜃気楼は幻影だと言われている。 富山湾にはときどき蜃気楼が現われます。 君の計画は砂上の楼閣に過ぎないよ。 基礎に杭を打ち込むのを忘れて、空中に楼閣を建てるとは、あなたも愚かな人だ。 |
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