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Readings

Kana: ロ、やぐら、おおだて
Romaji: ro, yagura, oodate
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

oar, tower

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-15
Korean Reading:  ro
Chinese Reading:  lu3
Unicode:  6ad3
JIS:  4F26

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2397
New Nelson Index: 2908
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a15.2
Four Corner Index: 4796.3
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15798
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0593
Remembering the kanji Index: 2508
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1018
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2568
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1412

Words

(やぐら)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); weapons storehouse
火の見櫓 (ひのみやぐら)
fire lookout; watchtower
櫓太鼓 (やぐらだいこ)
drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts; the sound produced by such drums
櫓杭 (ろぐい)
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
櫓櫂 (ろかい)
sculls and paddles
()
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
物見櫓 (ものみやぐら)
watchtower
見櫓 (みせやぐら)
observation tower; scout tower
櫓投げ (やぐらなげ)
inner thigh throw
櫓臍 (ろべそ)
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
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