Quick answer
塔 is the kanji for "Tower". A common reading is とう (tou). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Tower
Also : Pagoda · Steeple
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 塔 represents 'PAGODA'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of pagoda.
On-reading: とう — remember this sound by associating it with pagoda.
Example Sentences
東京タワーや東京スカイツリーは、東京を代表する塔です。
とうきょうたわーやとうきょうすかいつりーは、とうきょうをだいひょうするとうです。
Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree are towers representing Tokyo.
仏塔を見ると、仏教文化の深さを感じます。
ぶっとうをみると、ぶっきょうぶんかのふかさをかんじます。
Seeing a Buddhist tower, I feel the depth of Buddhist culture.
Vocabulary using 塔
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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