Kanji

棟

Meaning

ridgepole and ridge

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • べつ むね separate building
  • ひと むね one house
  • むね あげ ridgepole-raising
  • むな ぎ ridgepole
  • むな がわら ridge tile
  • むな ふだ sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc.

On'yomi

  • びょう とう (hospital) ward
  • とう りょう central figure
  • じょう とう raising the ridgepole

Practice Writing

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Related Entries

棟 むね
ridge (of roof), back of a swo...
棟 とう
large building, building with ...

Component Analysis

棟
ridgepole, ridge
むね, むな-, トウ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
東
east
ひがし, トウ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ

Common Words

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