What is the Kanji for "Tang China", "Sudden", and "China"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Tang China", "Sudden", and "China", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Tang China", "Sudden", and "China" is "唐".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kara".

Its onyomi reading is "Tou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 3 parts:

The radical "广" means "Dotted cliff" . The component "肀" . And The kanji "口" means "Mouth" and can be read as "Ku", "Kuchi", and "Kou".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "唐" mean in japanese?

"唐" means "Tang China", "Sudden", and "China".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

唐: "Tang". The proper noun '唐 (とう)' refers to the Tang dynasty, which was a Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 618 to 907 CE. It is considered one of the golden ages of Chinese civilization, known for its achievements in art, literature, and technology. The Tang dynasty was a highly influential period that had a significant impact on East Asian history and culture. For example: The Tang dynasty was a prosperous era in Chinese history - (唐は中国の歴史における繁栄した時代でした).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.