砺
砺: whetstone
whetstone; polish (Toyama names)
10 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)
Readings
On
レイ
Kunあらと・みがく
In practice seen in Toyama place names such as 砺波 (となみ) and 南砺 (なんと), where 砺 is read と, not レイ.
Key words
砺波となみTonami (city in Toyama)
砺波市となみしTonami City
砺波駅となみえきTonami Station
Example sentences
砺波は、田んぼの中に家々が点在する散居村の風景で知られる。
Tonami is known for its scattered-village landscape, with houses dotted among the rice fields.
砺波市では、毎年春にチューリップの祭りが開かれる。
In Tonami City, a tulip festival is held every spring.
祖父の家へ行くために、砺波駅で電車を降りた。
To go to my grandfather's house, I got off the train at Tonami Station.