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
唐突 立ち上がり 部屋 出て 行った

He suddenly stood up and left the room.

唐揚げ からあげ
夕食 唐揚げ 作った

I made karaage for dinner.

鶏肉 とりにく
今夜 夕食 鶏肉 唐揚げ しよう

Let's have fried chicken for dinner tonight.

荒唐無稽 こうとうむけい
いつも 荒唐無稽

His stories are always absurd.

唐辛子 とうがらし
この 料理 唐辛子 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
時代 には 多く 遣唐使 日本 から 中国 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 遣唐使 によって 文化 日本 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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