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north
 
ladle; dipper; small
ladle; dipper; small; big; stars
trad. (北斗)
simp. #(北斗)
 
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北斗

  1. Big Dipper
  2. () Hokuto, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
  3. () Beidou (an urban township in Changhua County, Taiwan)

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Sino-Xenic (北斗):

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Kanji in this term
ほく
Grade: 2

Grade: S
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(ほく)() (Hokuto

  1. Big Dipper
    Synonym: 北斗七星 (Hokuto Shichisei)
  2. a unisex given name
  3. Hokuto (a city in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan).

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

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北斗 (Bukdu) (hangeul 북두)

  1. Hanja form? of 북두 (Big Dipper).

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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北斗

  1. chữ Hán form of Bắc Đẩu (Big Dipper).