棟 is the Japanese kanji for ridge, ridgepole. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is むね、むな- and its on reading is トウ.
Stroke order
Words with 棟
- 棟ridge (of roof)
- 病棟(hospital) ward
- 別棟separate building, outbuilding, outhouse
- 棟梁central figure, pillar (e.g. of the nation), mainstay
- 上棟raising the ridgepole
Practice 棟 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.