堂 assembly hall

尚 (all the more) + 土 (earth)
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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)

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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.