塔とう

noun, noun, used as a suffix

tower; steeple; spire

General term for tall, slender structures, including modern towers, church steeples, and spires. Also used as a suffix in compounds like 時計塔 (clock tower).

• 東とう京きょうタワーは高たかさ332.9メートルの塔とうです。

  Tokyo Tower is a 332.9-meter-tall tower.

• 教きょう会かいの塔とうの上うえに十じゅう字じ架かが見みえる。

  A cross can be seen on top of the church steeple.

noun

stupa; pagoda

Abbreviation of 卒塔婆 (stupa). Refers to Buddhist reliquary mounds or multi-tiered pagodas. Often used in historical or religious contexts.

See also: 卒塔婆 · 塔婆

• この寺てらには古ふるい塔とうが残のこっている。

  An old pagoda remains at this temple.