Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N4
1010 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: public chamber, hall
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ドウ
Composition: 尚 土
Radical: 土
Reading: つち
Meaning: earth
Strokes: 3
食堂(しょくどう) dining hall
議事堂(ぎじどう) Diet building
講堂(こうどう) auditorium
堂 (ドウ) temple, shrine, chapel, hall, company, front room
堂々 (ドウドウ) magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately, fair, square, open, unashamed, brazen, grandly, boldly, confidently, fairly, squarely, unreservedly, brazenly
殿堂 (デンドウ) palace, hall, shrine, temple, sanctuary, hall of fame
議事堂 (ギジドウ) assembly hall, parliament house, diet building, capitol, houses of parliament, congress hall