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楼閣 (roukaku) Japanese meaning: multistoried building | Kotomora
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ろう
閣かく
は
遠とお
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から
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The temple's multistoried tower was visible even from a distance.
The picture scroll depicts a magnificent palace.
Kanji 楼 watchtower, lookout, high building 閣 tower, tall building, palace Related words 高層ビル is the modern, everyday term for a skyscraper, while 楼閣 is a literary word evoking a grand, often traditional multistoried structure.
城 is the common, concrete word for a castle, whereas 楼閣 is a poetic term that can suggest a castle-like tower without naming it directly.
塔 refers to a slender tower or spire, while 楼閣 implies a larger, multistoried palace-like building.
殿堂 emphasizes a grand hall or shrine of reverence, while 楼閣 focuses on the multistoried architectural form itself.
Etymology Compound of 楼 (tall building, tower) and 閣 (tower, palace). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has long been used in Chinese and Japanese to describe grand, multistoried structures.
