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: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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): [ma̠tẽ̞nɾo̞ː]

Noun

摩(ま)天(てん)楼(ろう) • (matenrō) 

1. a skyscraper (tall building)