廊
廊 — Corridor
corridor, hall, tower
On’yomiロウ (rou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 廊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 画廊 | がろう garou | art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery |
| 廊下 | ろうか rouka | corridor; hallway; passageway |
| 回廊 | かいろう kairou | corridor; gallery; hallway |
| 渡り廊下 | わたりろうか watarirouka | roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway |
Study notes
廊 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1598 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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