かど

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See also: かと

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かど – see the following entries.
2
a corner (e.g., of a desk; compare )
an edge
a street corner
a surname
2
a gate, portal
an entrance, gateway, opening
a clan, family, kin
a surname
H
(chiefly Tohōku) Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
Alternative spelling
カド
S
grounds (for suspicion), a charge (for a crime)
過度
excessive
excess
下土
this world, the world of the living
a remote location
poor-quality soil
火度
the temperature of a kiln for firing various kinds of ceramics
(This term, かど (kado), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かど, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かど.)

Noun

かど (kado

  1. 下奴: a servant, a maid; oneself (humble)
  2. 家奴: a male servant; a tenant farmer; a peasant; the peasantry
  3. : talent, quick-wittedness; one's characteristics or peculiarities