Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
1708 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: pagoda, tower, steeple
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: トウ
Composition: 土 荅
Radical: 土
Reading: つちへん
Meaning: earth
Strokes: 3
塔(とう) tower
鉄塔(てっとう) pylon, steel tower
仏塔(ぶっとう) pagoda
卒塔婆(そとうば/*そとば) wooden grave tablet, stupa
管制塔(かんせいとう) control tower
テレビ塔(テレビとう) TV tower
エッフェル塔(エッフェルとう) Eiffel Tower
五重の塔(ごじゅうのとう) five-storied pagoda
塔 (トウ) tower, steeple, spire, stupa, pagoda, dagoba
塔屋 (トウヤ) rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
バベルの塔 (バベルノトウ) Tower of Babel
鉄塔 (テットウ) steel tower, electricity pylon, transmission tower