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堂

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 739 / 2,608

Hall

On’yomi
どう
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
土 Earth (Kangxi 32)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 驚 (Surprised), less common than 骨 (Bone).

A viking (尚) opens his mouth (口) while standing on dirt (土) — the viking's great hall is built on solid earth, a grand meeting hall.

In words

堂々 どうどう magnificent;grand;impressiveN1
食堂 しょくどう dining hallN5
講堂 こうどう auditoriumN4

堂 is rank 739 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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