Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 19

Meaning: oar, tower

Kunyomi: やぐら おおだて

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)

ロカイ sculls and paddles

Kunyomi Examples

やぐら turret, watchtower, high wooden stage, scaffolding, wooden frame (of a kotatsu), yagura, fortress, weapons storehouse

太鼓 やぐらだいこ drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts, the sound produced by such drums

みせやぐら observation tower, scout tower

炬燵やぐら こたつやぐら square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu