Kanji Details
Readings
- On'yomi: ロウ(漢)、ル(呉)
- Kun'yomi: たかどの、やぐら
- Nanori: いえ、たか、つき、つぎ
- English: watchtower; lookout; high building; tall building
Radical: 木 ( き・きへん ), tree
Grade/Category
- JLPT Level: N1 (advanced)
- Kanji Kentei Level: 3
- Jōyō (2nd grade of junior high school)
基礎 に杭 を打 ち込 むのを忘 れて、空中 に楼閣 を建 てるとは、あなたも愚 かな人 だ。- It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.