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Kanji 廊: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 廊: corridor, hall, tower

Key takeaways

Kanji 廊: corridor, hall, tower. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

corridorhalltower

On reading

ロウ

Radical

广

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 廊

corridor, hall, tower

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

广 + 郎

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a long corridor inside a building (广) where men (郎) or people walk through. This character is used to represent a hallway, passage, or gallery.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ロウ
  • 廊下ろうか

    hallway / corridor

Commonly used words

  • 廊下
    ろうか

    hallway / corridor

Example sentences

Example 1

学校の下を歩きます。

Translation

I walk in the school hallway.

Example 2

下にたくさんの靴があります。

Translation

There are many shoes in the corridor.

Kanji 廊: corridor, hall, tower | Daily Nihongo