斗 — kanji meaning “Big Dipper”
斗
Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68)
- Meanings
- Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68)
- On'yomi
- ト (to)、トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- ます
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1885 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 68
- Chinese reading
- dǒu, dòu — Chinese character page
Words with 斗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北斗 | ほくと hokuto | the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow |
| 北斗 | ほくと hokuto | Hokuto |
| 漏斗 | じょうご jougo | funnel |
| 北斗星 | ほくとせい hokutosei | the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow |
| 北斗七星 | ほくとしちせい hokutoshichisei | the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow |
| 熨斗 | のし noshi | noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift |
| 泰斗 | たいと taito | great authority; eminent person; luminary |
| 熨斗目 | のしめ noshime | variety of ceremonial dress made of intertwined cloth and silk threads |
| 五斗米 | ごとべい gotobei | small salary |
| 一斗 | いっと itto | 1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres) |
| 斗酒 | としゅ toshu | kegs of sake; lot of sake |
| 分液漏斗 | ぶんえきろうと bun'ekirouto | separatory funnel; separating funnel |
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