# 塔 — Tower

Frequency rank 1571 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 褒 (Praise), less common than 堅 (Solid).

- On’yomi: とう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Dirt at the bottom supports flowers in the middle with an umbrella on top — a tower of earth, greenery, and a sheltering canopy rising high.

In words:

- 塔 とう — tower,pagoda

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