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棟

JLPT N1

Meanings

  • ridgepole
  • ridge

Readings

  • とう
  • むね
  • むな
Strokes
12
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1335

Common Words

  • 病棟びょうとう(hospital) ward
  • 別棟べつむねseparate building, outbuilding, outhouse
  • 棟木むなぎridgepole, ridge beam
  • 棟梁とうりょうcentral figure, pillar (e.g. of the nation), mainstay, chief support, leader
  • 棟瓦むながわらridge tile

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Data: KANJIDIC2 & JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0)