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Kanji for Tower
The kanji for “tower” is 楼, read rou and written in 13 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
楼
tower
A tall tower or pavilion.
13 strokes On reading ロウ (rou) Kun reading たかどの (takadono) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: watchtower, lookout, high building
Readings used for names on Nazuke: rou
In Japan it appears in about 67 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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