Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suffix, Counter

棟(とう)large building, building with a long roof, counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        large building, building with a long roof

    2. Suffix, Counter

      1. 2.

        counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

    All Forms

    棟 【とう】

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    Examples

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    • この病(びょう)棟(とう)には何(なん)人(にん)の医師(いし)がいますか?

      How many doctors work in this hospital ward?

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    • 警報(けいほう)器(き):「研究(けんきゅう)棟(とう)の三(さん)階(がい)で火災(かさい)が発生(はっせい)しました。」

      Alarm: 'There's a fire on the third floor of the research building.'

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    • この旅館(りょかん)には、本館(ほんかん)の他(ほか)に別(べっ)棟(とう)という新(あたら)しい棟(とう)があります。

      This inn has not only the main building, but also a new building, called an annex building.

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    • 病(びょう)棟(とう)で大(だい)規模(きぼ)な無(む)差別(さべつ)殺人(さつじん)が起(お)き、医療(いりょう)界隈(かいわい)に衝撃(しょうげき)が走(はし)っています。

      A mass, indiscriminate killing took place in a hospital ward, sending shockwaves through the medical community.

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    • 僕(ぼく)の祖母(そぼ)が住(す)んでいるマンションは、全部(ぜんぶ)で六(ろく)棟(とう)もある大(だい)規模(きぼ)なマンションだ。

      The apartment complex where my grandmother lives has six buildings in total. It's pretty massive.

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