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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ト、トウ
Romaji: to, tou
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ます、T2、とます
Romaji: masu, t2, tomasu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  68
Frequency:  1885
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-2-2
Korean Reading:  du
Chinese Reading:  dou4
Unicode:  6597
JIS:  454D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2953
Nelson Index: 2073
New Nelson Index: 2373
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.17
Four Corner Index: 3400.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1633
Gakken Index: 1782
Japanese Names Index: 71
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13489
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0607
Remembering the kanji Index: 1177
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1395
Kodansha Compact Index: 950
Kanji in Context Index: 1920
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1874
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2554
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1185
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1261
Essential Kanji Index: 1815
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3671
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1255
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1033

Words

()
to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres); square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(とます)
kanji radical 68 at right
北斗星 (ほくとせい)
the Great Bear; the Big Dipper; the Plough; the Plow
北斗七星 (ほくとしちせい)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
斗酒 (としゅ)
kegs of sake; lot of sake
(ます、マス)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
北斗 (ほくと)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
漏斗 (じょうご、ろうと、ロート)
funnel
1斗缶 (いっとかん)
eighteen litre drum
熨斗 (のし、ぬし)
long thin strip of dried sea-ear or paper attached to a gift
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