Japanese edit

 
 
 
Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
こく
Grade: 5
とう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
廣吿塔 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From 広告(こうこく) (kōkoku, advertisement) + (とう) (, tower).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ーこくとー [kòókókútóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːko̞kɯ̟ᵝto̞ː]

Noun edit

(こう)(こく)(とう) (kōkokutōくわうこくたふ (kwaukokutafu)?

  1. tall structure designed for advertisements

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN