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JLPT N3 · Buildings

塔

とう

tower

Stroke order of 塔

塔 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Earth (土) and plants (艹) with a joined (合) shape: a tall pagoda or tower.

Parts: 土 earth + 荅 (sound part)

Example sentence

高い塔にのぼった。

たかいとうにのぼった。

I climbed the tall tower.

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