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 Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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棟

むね

back of a sword

棟上げ式

むねあげしき

framework raising ceremony

棟割長屋

むねわりながや

terraced or partitioned housing structure

棟上げ

むねあげ

ridgepole-raising

棟打ち

むねうち

striking with the back of the sword

棟木

むなぎ

ridgepole

梁

はり

beam

別棟

べっとう

separate building

病棟

びょうとう

(hospital) ward

上棟

じょうとう

raising the ridgepole

上棟式

じょうとうしき

ridgepole-raising ceremony

一般病棟

いっぱんびょうとう

general ward (of a hospital)

Example Sentences

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.

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棟梁 Master