堂 meaning'public chamber, hall'
 onyomiドウ
 kunyomi
termpronunciationEnglish
堂々としどうどうとしたdignified (attitude), majestic (appearance)
公会堂こうかいどうa public [town] hall
本堂ほんどうthe main temple building
講堂こうどうa lecture hall, an auditorium
食堂しょくどうdining hall, canteen
一堂いちどうone building (hall, temple, shrine, room)
七堂伽藍しちどうがらんcomplete seven-structured temple compound
任天堂にんてんどうNintendo (video game company)
会堂かいどうchurch, chapel, synagogue, tabernacle
僧堂そうどうtemple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
堂どうtemple; prefix to building meaning "magnificent"
殿堂でんどうpalace, palatial building
聖堂せいどう(Confucian) temple, church, sanctuary
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