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塔頭

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 塔頭.

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Entry

塔頭塔中っちゅうNounFreq #104684
1

Buddhism

small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest

2

Buddhism

minor temple in the grounds of a head temple

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

pagoda, tower, steeple

12 strokesFrequency 1,708JLPT N2Grade 8

On

トウ

head, counter for large animals

16 strokesFrequency 433JLPT N3Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

あたまかしら-がしらかぶり

Nanori

かみがみちゃんつむり

in, inside, middle, mean, center

4 strokesFrequency 11JLPT N4Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

なかうちあた.る

Nanori

あたるかなえ

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