A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 11 strokes

Public Chamber ; Hall

Readings on: ドウ
Kun readings: —

食堂しょくどう — canteen; dining room

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 食堂しょくどう — cafeteria; restaurant; dining room Word card → Source
• 講堂こうどう — Auditorium Word card → Source
• 堂堂どうどう — openly; publicly; without hesitation Source
• 聖堂せいどう — church; sanctuary; temple (Confucinist) Source
• 本堂ほんどう — main temple building; main temple Source