noun

  1. lofty (high) building, skyscraper.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
高楼 こうろう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
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)
watchtower, lookout, high building
ロウ たかどの (8th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
surname, constellation, to wear
ル ロウ つな.ぐ
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)