Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suffix, Counter

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      large building, building with a long roof

    2. Suffix, Counter

      2.

      counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

    All Forms

    棟 【とう】

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      この(びょう)(とう)には(なん)(にん)医師(いし)がいますか?

      How many doctors work in this hospital ward?

      • N1

      警報(けいほう)():「研究(けんきゅう)(とう)(さん)(がい)火災(かさい)発生(はっせい)しました。」

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

      • N1

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

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

      • N1

      (びょう)(とう)(だい)規模(きぼ)()差別(さべつ)殺人(さつじん)()き、医療(いりょう)界隈(かいわい)衝撃(しょうげき)(はし)っています。

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

      • N1

      (ぼく)祖母(そぼ)()んでいるマンションは、全部(ぜんぶ)(ろく)(とう)もある(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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