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北斗 (ほくと) — the Big Dipper (asterism) | Kumi Dictionary

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北斗

北斗

北ほく斗と

the Big Dipper (asterism)

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ほくと

Noun

1.

the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow

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Kanji that make up this word

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

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