# 楼 — watchtower; tall building

楼 means “watchtower; tall building”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ロウ (rou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: watchtower; tall building
- On'yomi: ロウ (rou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Buildings & rooms 3

## How to remember 楼

Parts: 木 tree · 米 rice · 女 woman

## Don't confuse it with

[案](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plan/) · [桜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/) · [媒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-between/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms 3” set

[瓦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roof-tile/) · [扉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hinged-door/) · [塀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/garden-wall/) · [桟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jetty/) · [楼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/watchtower/) · [柵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stockade/) · [桁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beam/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/watchtower/. Last updated 2026-11-01.