棟梁

See also: 栋梁 and 棟樑

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 棟梁 – see 棟樑 (“ridgepole; pillar; anchor; mainstay”). (This term is a variant traditional form of 棟樑).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
棟	梁
とう Grade: S	りょう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
棟りょう

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞ːɾʲo̞ː]
• (Tokyo) とーりょー [tóꜜòryòò] (Atamadaka – [1])

Noun

棟(とう)梁(りょう) • (tōryō) ^{←とうりやう (touryau)?}

1. beams and ridges to support a roof
2. leader; chief
3. master carpenter

References

• “棟^▲梁”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026