noun

Buddhist term.
  1. lecture hall of a temple (esp. Zen).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
法堂 はっとう
ほう
どう
法堂 ほうどう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

method, law, rule
ホウ ハッ ほ (4th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
public chamber, hall
ドウ (5th, N4)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ なお たか (Early High School, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)