塔|とうtou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)tower; steeple; spire
   家いえからその塔とうが見みえる。↗

   I see the tower from my house.
2. nounstupa; pagoda; dagobaoriginal meaning

• SynonymタワーNeutralLoanword for modern tall towers such as 「東京タワー」; 「塔」 also appears in modern compounds like 「電波塔」 and 「管制塔」.
• Related櫓やぐらNeutralA watchtower on a castle or a wooden stage for festivals; typically a wooden structure, unlike the general 「塔」.
• Related楼閣ろうかくWrittenA magnificent multistoried building; best known from 「砂上の楼閣」.
• Related楼ろうWrittenWritten/formal prose for tall buildings, often as a suffix as in 「鐘楼」; can also refer to a brothel.
• Related高閣こうかくWrittenRare written word for a tall building or a high shelf, as in 「高閣に束ねる」.

Use 「塔」 for stupas, pagodas, spires and tall structures like radio towers; modern observation towers are usually 「タワー」, castle watchtowers or festival stages 「櫓」, and ornate multistoried buildings 「楼閣」.

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1. （トウ）供養くよう・報恩ほうおんなどのために建たてられた多層たそうの建造物けんぞうぶつ。
2. （トウ）高たかく聳そびえる細長ほそながい建造物けんぞうぶつ。