尖塔(せんとう) せんとう noun spire; steeple building 1. spire; steeple; minaret A tall, pointed tower on a building, especially a church or mosque. Also used for any tall, tapering architectural structure. 教会(きょうかい)の尖塔(せんとう)が空(そら)に伸(の)びている。🔊 The church spire stretches toward the sky. 遠(とお)くから尖塔(せんとう)の先端(せんたん)が見(み)えた。🔊 I could see the tip of the steeple from far away. ゴシック建築(けんちく)の大聖堂(だいせいどう)は、高(たか)い尖塔(せんとう)が特徴(とくちょう)だ。🔊 Gothic cathedrals are characterized by their tall spires. UsageUsed in architecture, travel writing, and descriptions of Western buildings. A compound of 尖(せん) (pointed) and 塔(とう) (tower).Note: This is a homophone of 先頭(せんとう) (the lead, the front), 戦闘(せんとう) (battle), and 銭湯(せんとう) (public bath).Common collocations教会(きょうかい)の尖塔(せんとう) (church steeple)尖塔(せんとう)がそびえる (a spire towers up)ゴシック様式(ようしき)の尖塔(せんとう) (Gothic-style spire) general Added 2026.3.19 17:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 17500/17889_sentou