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楼

楼 — watchtower, lookout, high building

On
ロウ
Kun
たかどの
Strokes
13
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 楼

  • 楼閣ろうかくmultistoried building; castle; palace; shrineCommon

    君の計画は砂上の楼閣に過ぎないよ。
    Your scheme is like a house built on the sand.

  • 鐘楼しょうろうbelfry; bell towerCommon
  • 摩天楼まてんろうskyscraperCommon

    その摩天楼はまわりの他の建物の上方にそびえていた。
    The skyscraper rose above the other buildings around.

  • 蜃気楼しんきろうmirageOccasional
  • 楼ろうtower; tall building; belvedereOccasional
  • 楼上ろうじょうon top of a tall building; balcony; upper floorRare
  • 層楼そうろうtall buildingRare
  • 楼観ろうかんwatchtowerRare
  • 城楼じょうろうwatchtower of a castleRare
  • 土楼どろうtulou (traditional rural dwelling in Fujian, China)Rare
  • 画楼がろうhigh decorated buildingRare
  • 殿楼でんろうhigh palace towerRare
  • 紅楼こうろうfamily or brothel with a beautiful womanRare
  • 井楼せいろうwooden watchtower; battlefield watchtowerRare
  • 紅楼夢こうろうむDream of the Red Chamber (18th century novel by Cao Xueqin); Story of the StoneRare
  • 上位蜃気楼じょういしんきろうsuperior mirageRare
  • 船首楼せんしゅろうforecastle; fo'c's'leRare
  • 下位蜃気楼かいしんきろうinferior mirageRare
  • 福建土楼ふっけんどろうFujian tulou (traditional rural dwellings in Fujian, China)Rare
  • 空中楼閣くうちゅうろうかくcastle in the airRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 33 words that use 楼.

  • 楼閣 ろうかく multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
  • 鐘楼 しょうろう belfry; bell tower
  • 摩天楼 まてんろう skyscraper
  • 楼 ろう tower; tall building; belvedere
  • 楼上 ろうじょう on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor

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