棟
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
祖母は今、三階の病棟に入院しています。
My grandmother is now in the hospital on the third-floor ward.
家を建てるとき、腕のいい棟梁に頼んだ。
When we built the house, we asked a skilled master carpenter.
屋根の棟に、一羽の鳥がとまっている。
A single bird is perched on the ridge of the roof.