# 堂 assembly hall

尚 (all the more) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

DOU | I went to the wrong assembly hall and missed a lecture on parasites. . . D'OH!

## Mnemonic

| It takes earth to make a hall out of bricks. . . all the more earth if it's an assembly hall !

## Jukugo

食堂(しょくどう) | dining hall, cafeteria ★★★☆☆ 食 (eat) + 堂 (assembly hall) = 食堂 (dining hall, cafeteria)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
党 | political party | OLDER BROTHER | 兄
尚 | all the more | GOATEE |
堂 | assembly hall | GROUND | 土
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市

My OLDER BROTHER joined a political party.

Men with GOATEES are all the more macho.

The assembly hall is built on very dangerous GROUND,
so it's usual to bring a DAGGER inside.