tower

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 楼 has 13 strokes and appears in words for towers and tall buildings.
• Basic usage: 楼閣（ろうかく） means a pavilion or tower; 摩天楼（まてんろう） means a skyscraper.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Pavilions and tall buildings
  • 湖畔の楼閣 refers to a pavilion beside a lake.
  • 摩天楼 denotes a very tall building rising into the sky.
  • In 夕暮れの空に摩天楼の輪郭が浮かび上がった, a skyscraper's outline emerged against the evening sky.