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Readings

Kana: トウ、ト、かぶと
Romaji: tou, to, kabuto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

helmet, head piece

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  2034
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-9-2
Korean Reading:  du
Chinese Reading:  dou1
Unicode:  515c
JIS:  3375

Indexes

Nelson Index: 232
New Nelson Index: 364
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c8.16
Four Corner Index: 7721.7
Japanese Names Index: 1800
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1386
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.1034
Remembering the kanji Index: 2854
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2455
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2870
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3499

Words

(かぶと)
helmet (of armor, armour); headpiece
兜率 (とそつ)
Tusita (heaven, pure land)
鳥兜 (とりかぶと、トリカブト)
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
甲虫 (かぶとむし、カブトむし、カブトムシ)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
兜率天 (とそつてん)
Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
内兜 (うちかぶと)
inside of a helmet; hidden circumstances
鉄兜 (てつかぶと)
steel helmet
角兜 (つのかぶと)
spiked helmet
兜蟹 (かぶとがに、カブトガニ)
horseshoe crab
兜頭巾 (かぶとずきん)
helmet-shaped hood
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