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棟: large building, building with a long roof | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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棟

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棟(とう)

とう

large building, building with a long roof

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Reading and meaning

Reading: とう
Romaji: tou
Meaning: large building, building with a long roof
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

大学(だいがく)は新(あたら)しい研究棟(けんきゅうとう)を建設(けんせつ)した。
The university built a new research building.
患者(かんじゃ)は検査(けんさ)のため、別棟(べっとう)へ移(うつ)された。
The patient was moved to another building for examination.
本社棟(ほんしゃとう)の完成(かんせい)を祝(いわ)う式典(

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しきてん

)

が

開(ひら)

かれた。

A ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of the headquarters building.

工場(こうじょう)では三棟(さんとう)の倉庫(そうこ)が稼働(かどう)している。

Three warehouse buildings are in operation at the factory.

Kanji in this lesson

棟ridgepole, ridgeJLPT N3