Word Meaning 鳳楼

ほうろう hourou

鳳楼 is read as ほうろう (hourou) and means tower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird.

Meaning

English

  1. tower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird
  2. beautiful tower

Reading

Kana

ほうろう

Romaji

hourou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 141222 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鐘楼

しゅろう

belfry

摩天楼

まてんろう

skyscraper

鳳凰

ほうおう

Chinese firebird

蜃気楼

しんきろう

mirage

楼閣

ろうかく

multistoried building

白玉楼中の人となる

はくぎょくろうちゅうのひととなる

to die (of a poet, artist, etc.)

白鳳時代

はくほうじだい

Hakuhō period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)

深山金鳳花

みやまきんぽうげ

meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. nipponicus)

空中楼閣

くうちゅうろうかく

castle in the air

砂上の楼閣

さじょうのろうかく

house built on sand