摩天楼

See also: 摩天樓

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 摩天楼 – see 摩天樓 (“skyscraper”).
(This term is the simplified form of 摩天樓).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
摩 天 楼
ま
Grade: S 		てん
Grade: 1 		ろう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
摩天樓 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

摩 (ma, “scraping”) +‎ 天 (ten, “sky”) +‎ 楼 (rō, “building with two or more stories”), calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まてんろー [màtéꜜǹròò] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠tẽ̞n̺ɾo̞ː]

Noun

摩(ま)天(てん)楼(ろう) • (matenrō) 

  1. a skyscraper (tall building)

Synonyms

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