堂

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

temple; shrine; chapel

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

hall

Suffix; Suffix used in company names, store names, etc.

company

Archaic; Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Noun, used as a prefix

front room

'taru' adjective

magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately

'taru' adjective

fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen

grandly; boldly; confidently

fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly

going around in circles

circling a temple

roll-call vote

to become an expert; to be master at

on the roof; court nobles

edifice; temple; hall

temple; temple buildings

temple keeper

secret knowledge; interior of a temple

religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)

large and small buildings, esp. shrines and temples

Rare term

domestic pigeon

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; canteen; messroom

restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner

'taru' adjective

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

auditorium; lecture hall

Esp. れいはいどう

chapel

Esp. らいはいどう

building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)

cathedral

main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple

'taru' adjective

majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Pomp and Circumstance (series of marches by Elgar)

Suru verb - special class

to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple

Usu. as お御堂

cathedral (esp. Catholic)

Word usually written using kana alone; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted

Buddhism; Orig. meaning

main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)