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戸

戸 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. とびら。と。
  2. 世帯、所帯。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。一枚の扉を象る。「とびら」を意味する漢語｛戸｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コElem.
Kun (native)
  • とElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • え
  • へ
Other languages
  • 拼音hu4
  • 한글ho
  • Hán-ViệtHộ
  • Hán-ViệtHọ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
戶(と)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6238

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱一尸

Words using this kanji

  • 戸と（と）片開きの扉。 （コ）世帯数・所帯数を数える場合の助数詞。door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home)
  • 戸惑いとまどい「とまどい」の漢字表記。being at sea, losing one's bearings, confusion, wonderment
  • 戸籍こせき戸と呼ばれる家族集団単位で、個人である国民を登録する目的で作成される公文書。family register, census
  • 戸数こすう家の数。number of houses, number of households
  • 戸別訪問こべつほうもん一軒ずつ個別の家を訪問すること。 候補が有権者の自宅を一軒一軒巡り投票を呼びかけること。door-to-door visit, door-to-door canvassing (canvasing)
  • 戸外こがい家の外。屋外。open air, outdoors, outside
  • 戸口とぐち戸数と人口。door, doorway
  • 戸棚とだな「とだな」参照。cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe
  • 戸惑うとまどう「とまどう」の漢字表記。to be bewildered, to be perplexed
  • 戸締まりとじまりlocking up (doors and windows), fastening the doors
  • 戸籍謄本こせきとうほん戸籍の原本に記された全部を写したもの。official copy of the family register
  • 戸板といた「といた」の漢字表記。sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people), large flounder
  • 戸別こべつhouse-to-house, door-to-door, each house
  • 戸こ（と）片開きの扉。 （コ）世帯数・所帯数を数える場合の助数詞。counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
  • 戸主こしゅ一家族のなかの主人。世帯主。 旧民法に定められた一家の長。head of a household
  • 戸戸ここeach house, every house
  • 戸口ここう戸数と人口。houses and inhabitants, population
  • 戸袋とぶくろbox (built-in) for containing shutters, shutter case, door pocket
  • 戸車とぐるまsash roller, door roller, roller for a sliding door
  • 戸冠とかんむりkanji "door" radical

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-1-3
Four Corner
3020.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4m0.1
Heisig
1157
Nelson
1817