Kanji
櫓
kanji character
oar
tower
櫓 kanji-櫓 oar, tower
櫓
Meaning
oar and tower
Readings
Kun'yomi
- やぐら なげ inner thigh throw
- みせ やぐら observation tower
- やぐら だいこ drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts
- おおだて
On'yomi
- ろ ぐい fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
- ろ べそ fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
- ろ かい sculls and paddles
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/19
Common Words
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櫓 Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock) -
櫓 杭 fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock) -
櫓 臍 fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock) -
櫓 櫂 sculls and paddles -
櫓 投 げinner thigh throw -
見 櫓 observation tower, scout tower -
櫓 太 鼓 drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts, the sound produced by such drums -
見 せ櫓 observation tower, scout tower -
物 見 櫓 watchtower, observation tower, lookout -
炬 燵 櫓 square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu -
火 の見 櫓 fire lookout, watchtower