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楼 means 'watchtower'
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ロウ
Additional readings
Kun たかどの watchtower, lookout, high building
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Right side exists as a rare kanji 娄 (woman's rice) simplified from original right side.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 楼 is used 4 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 楼 is used 37 times, read 1 way.
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