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棟: ridge of a roof

ridge of a roof; building
12 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 5 words here

Readings

On
トウ
Kun
むね・むな

とう: 病棟(びょうとう) "hospital ward", 上棟(じょうとう), 棟梁(とうりょう) "master carpenter". 棟(むね) "ridge of a roof".

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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Key words

棟むねridge of a roof
病棟びょうとうhospital ward
棟梁とうりょうmaster carpenter
上棟じょうとうraising the ridgepole

Example sentences

My grandmother is now in the hospital on the third-floor ward.

When we built the house, we asked a skilled master carpenter.

A single bird is perched on the ridge of the roof.

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