棟 — ridge/building (counter)

JLPT N1 kanji · 12 strokes · on'yomi tou · kun'yomi mune.

Wood (木) running east (東) along the roof's peak — the ridgepole.

Example words

• 棟 — mune — ridge of a roof
• 病棟 — byoutou — hospital ward

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