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Tang (dynasty) · China · foreign · Chinese
N1On: とうKun: から
Memory Aid
'Tō' — Think of the TOwer of the Tang Dynasty, a grand Chinese empire.
The broad top component (广) looks like a wide roof, symbolizing the vast reach and grandeur of the ancient Tang Dynasty of China. Below, the shape suggests an ornate, historical structure.
Vocabulary
唐揚げからあげJapanese fried chicken
唐辛子とうがらしchili pepper
唐突とうとつabrupt, sudden
唐物からものimported goods (especially from China)
遣唐使けんとうしJapanese envoy to Tang Dynasty China
Example Sentences
唐揚げは日本の代表的な料理の一つです。
Karaage (Japanese fried chicken) is one of Japan's representative dishes.
遣唐使は、奈良時代から平安時代にかけて、日本から唐に派遣された使節です。
Kentoshi (Japanese envoys to Tang China) were missions dispatched from Japan to Tang China from the Nara period to the Heian period.
そのニュースはとても唐突で、誰もが驚きました。
The news was very abrupt, and everyone was surprised.
このお皿は江戸時代に輸入された唐物です。
This plate is an imported item (from China) from the Edo period.