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楼 means 'watchtower'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1823   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-33    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 38 words   Used in 106 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ロウ
Additional readings
Kun    たかどの watchtower, lookout, high building
Variants
樓  
Notes
Right side exists as a rare kanji 娄 (woman's rice) simplified from original right side.
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Enjoy gorgeous photos of temple bell towers and temple gates and discover the rich symbolism of their design features. See how a building can be a tower even if its width rivals its height. Learn to talk about "castles in the air." And find out why 楼 appears in terms related to brothels and in restaurant names, as well as the title of a Michael J. Fox movie and the name of a cliff.
Components
⿰  木 tree  ⿱  米 rice  女 woman; female  
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数 number  
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Most useful words by reading
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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noun
multistoried building
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An additional 数 less common words include 楼 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1939  Joy o' Kanji : 1939  Key to Kanji: - 

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楼
ロウ    watchtower   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
米
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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丷
eight
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
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