Word Meaning 棟梁
とうりょう
touryou
棟梁 is read as とうりょう (touryou) and means beams and ridge supports of a roof.
Meaning
English
- beams and ridge supports of a roof
- master carpenter
- chief
- boss
- leader
- head
- central figure
- pillar (e.g. of the nation)
Reading
Kana
とうりょう
Romaji
touryou
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 23 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3父は棟梁なんですよ。
My father is a master builder.
彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器だ。
He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.
その棟梁は３人の弟子を従えている。
The master carpenter is accompanied by three apprentices.