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Kanji for Hall
The kanji for “hall” is 堂, read dou and written in 11 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
堂
hall
A grand hall; dignity, as in 堂々 (with confidence).
11 strokes On reading ドウ (dou) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: public chamber, hall
Readings used for names on Nazuke: dou
In Japan it appears in about 189 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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