はっ
法
とう
堂

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はっ
法
とう
堂
 法堂 はっとう
ほう
法
どう
堂
 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 (4th, N4)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ　なお　たか (9th, 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)