堂 means public chamber
hall
A temple on a raised platform of earth: a grand hall.
On'yomi
- ドウdou
Kun'yomi
- None
How it's built
- 尚esteem
- 土earth
Common words
- 食堂しょくどうdining room; dining hall
- 堂どうtemple; shrine
- 本堂ほんどうmain hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
- 会堂かいどうchurch; chapel
Through history
Bronze
Seal- Today