JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 斗: "Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper"
The kanji 斗 means "Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68)". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ト, トウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トトウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1885 of 2,501 |
Common words with 斗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 斗to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres · square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
- 熨斗noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
- 北斗the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
- 北斗Hokuto · BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
- 漏斗funnel
- 北斗七星the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
- 一斗1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
- 泰斗great authority; eminent person; luminary
- 翻筋斗somersault
- 修斗shooto; martial arts competition leading to knockouts or submission
- 北斗星the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
- 南斗Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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