The kanji 唐: meaning, readings and stroke order

唐

Meaning: Tang dynasty, China
On reading: トウ tou
Kun reading: から kara
Strokes: 10
Radical: 口 mouth, opening
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhà Đường (đường)
Japanese: むかしのちゅうごく。とう。
Korean: 당나라, 옛 중국 (당)
Chinese: 唐朝、古代中国

Readings, words and example sentences

トウ tou · on reading · less common

唐とう突とつ
sudden, out of the blue
唐とう突とつな質問におどろきました。
I was surprised by the sudden question.

から kara · kun reading · less common

唐から紙かみ
patterned paper (on Japanese sliding doors)
古い 唐から紙かみをはりかえます。
We replace the old paper on the sliding doors.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.