漢字城 Kanji Fortress

堂 hall

On'yomi
ドウ
Strokes
11
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 4

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
堂 is written in 11 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Something 尚 lofty and respected built on solid 土 earth — a grand hall people gather in.

A common word

  • 食堂 しょくどう cafeteria

Example sentences

  • がっこうのしょくどうでひるごはんをたべます。

    I eat lunch in the school cafeteria.

  • おてらのほんどうはとてもしずかでした。

    The temple's main hall was very quiet.

Kanji that share a part

⺌ is its radical. 12 kanji share it in all.

  • 光 light
  • 当 hit N3
  • 常 usual N3
  • 党 party N2
  • 賞 prize N2
  • 鎖 chain N2
  • 肖 resemble N1
  • 尚 esteem N1

土 is a component. 62 kanji share it in all.