Kanji: 堂 public chamber; hall
JLPT N4 | 11 Strokes
堂
| On: どう Kun: Meaning: public chamber; hall |
Kanji Parts:
- ⺌ small (a variation of 小 found at the top of kanji)
- 冖 cover; crown
- 口 mouth; opening
- 土 earth; dirt
Mnemonic Story:
The palace hallway displayed a small ⺌ crown 冖 on a big mouth 口 on the ground 土
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 食堂【しょくどう】 dining room; cafeteria
- 正々堂々【せいせいどうどう】 fair and square; open and aboveboard
- 堂に入る【どうにいる】 to become an expert; to be a master at
彼は正々堂々と戦った。
He fought fair and square.
- 彼 he
- 正々堂々 fair and square; open and aboveboard
- と with (quotation particle that shows means: how he fought)
- 戦った fought; battled
