Today’s first #kanji is #堂, which is made of the semantic element of 土 and the phonetic element of 尚, although 堂 and 尚 do not share a same sound in the modern Japanese. Do you know what 堂 means?
Meaning: a large building, a temple, a shrine, a hall
堂々(ドウドウ)と: in a dignified manner; grandly; confidently
一堂(イチドウ)に会(カイ)する: assemble in one hall
金堂(コンドウ): the main hall of a Buddhist temple
講堂(コウドウ): a lecture hall; a lecture theater; a hall; an auditorium (in a school)
食堂(ショクドウ): a dining hall, a canteen, a restaurant, a cafeteria
聖堂(セイドウ): a sanctuary, a church, a mosque
殿堂(デンドウ)入(い)りする: to enter a Hall of Fame
仏堂(ブツドウ): a Buddhist temple
ご母堂(ボドウ): your/his/her mother
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