宕
宕: used in names (Atago)
used in names (Atago)
8 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)
Readings
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トウ
Kunすぎる
Seen almost only in 愛宕 (Atago), the name of shrines, mountains and places across Japan, such as in Tokyo and Kyoto.
Key words
愛宕あたごAtago (place name)
Example sentences
港区の愛宕神社には、急な石段がある。
Atago Shrine in Minato Ward has a steep flight of stone steps.
京都の愛宕山は、火の神様を祀る山として知られている。
Mt. Atago in Kyoto is known as a mountain that enshrines the god of fire.
愛宕橋の上から、ゆっくり流れる川を眺めた。
From Atago Bridge I watched the slowly flowing river.