Kanji

唐

T'ang, China, foreign

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

から

Example sentences

唐突 とうとつ
彼は唐突に立ち上がり、部屋を出て行った。

He suddenly stood up and left the room.

唐揚げ からあげ
私は夕食に唐揚げを作った。

I made karaage for dinner.

鶏肉 とりにく
今夜の夕食は鶏肉の唐揚げにしよう

Let's have fried chicken for dinner tonight.

荒唐無稽 こうとうむけい
彼の話はいつも荒唐無稽だ。

His stories are always absurd.

唐辛子 とうがらし
この料理は唐辛子がたくさん入っていて、とても辛い。

This dish has a lot of chili peppers in it and is very spicy.

とう
唐の時代には、多くの遣唐使が日本から中国へ渡った。

During the Tang Dynasty, many envoys were sent from Japan to China.

奈良時代 ならじだい
奈良時代には、遣唐使によって唐の文化が日本に伝えられました。

During the Nara period, Chinese culture was brought to Japan by envoys to the Tang Dynasty.

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