尖塔(せんとう)

せんとう
noun
spire; steeple
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.

USAGE:
Used 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)
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