Keyword
18 litres
- Big Dipper
- ten sho (vol)
- sake dipper
- dots and cross radical (no. 68)
- Frequency
- #1885
- Strokes
- 4
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 1261
Readings
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Mnemonic
Two drops race down a slanted board, tumble into a big wooden bucket, and slowly top up its capacity of 18 litres.
Stroke order
Used in kanji
料ingredients科department斜diagonal魁pioneer抖jiggle戽to bale out water枓capital蚪tadpole斛a boatload斝small jade wine cup鈄wine flagon斟dip water斠measure斡auspices鬦struggle
Used in vocabulary
斗い
battle; war; fight; conflict; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature); contest; competition; …
Noun
斗
measuring container; measuring box; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
Noun
斗
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
Noun
斗形
square (shape); square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); rectangular space between the inner and outer gates of a castle (where troops can gather)
Noun
熨斗紙
wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it
Noun