摩ま天てん楼ろう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

skyscraper

A very tall building; often used in names or descriptions of modern cityscapes. Slightly literary or formal compared to 高層ビル.

ニューヨークの摩ま天てん楼ろうは夜よるになると美うつくしく輝かがやく。
New York's skyscrapers shine beautifully at night.

この街まちには新あたらしい摩ま天てん楼ろうが次つぎ々つぎと建けん設せつされている。

New skyscrapers are being built one after another in this city.

Usage patterns

摩ま天てん楼ろうが立たち並ならぶskyscrapers stand in a row
ニューヨークには摩ま天てん楼ろうが立たち並ならんでいる。
Skyscrapers line the streets of New York.
摩ま天てん楼ろうがそびえるa skyscraper towers/rises up
遠とおくに摩ま天てん楼ろうがそびえているのが見みえる。
You can see a skyscraper towering in the distance.
摩ま天てん楼ろうの街まちa city of skyscrapers
香港ほんこんは摩ま天てん楼ろうの街まちとして知しられている。
Hong Kong is known as a city of skyscrapers.

Kanji

摩chafe, rub, polish
天heavens, sky, imperial
楼watchtower, lookout, high building

Related words

高こう層そうビルN3
高層ビル is the common, everyday word for a high-rise building, while 摩天楼 is more literary and stresses extreme, sky-scraping height.
ビルN5
ビル is a plain, general word for any multi-story building, whereas 摩天楼 specifically evokes towering skyscrapers, often in a city skyline.
超ちょう高こう層そうビルN2
摩天楼 is a more literary, poetic word for skyscraper (literally 'sky-scraping tower'), while 超高層ビル is the neutral, standard term used in news and everyday contexts.

Etymology

Coined in Japan as a compound of 摩 (scrape, rub) + 天 (sky, heaven) + 楼 (tall building, tower), literally 'sky-scraping tower'. The word was later adopted into Chinese and Korean with the same meaning.