とう

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See also: どう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of とう – see the following entries.
2
sword, knife, blade
a sword, a katana
a scalpel, such as that used by a surgeon
a kind of bronze or copper money in ancient China, shaped a bit like a sword
2
this (business or place)
4
a light, lamp
counter for 電灯 (dentō, electric lights)
electric light
light, lamp
(by extension) Buddhist teaching
3
(baseball) pitches
S
buildings
large building
building
Alternative spelling
むね
3
et cetera
rank, class, order
et cetera, that kind of thing, and so on
2
counter for certain relatively large animals, or for livestock animals; "head"
counter for insects (used only in biology)
head
6
political party
political party
S
tower (structure)
(Buddhism) pagoda, stupa
(Christianity) steeple, spire
turret (of a castle or fortification)
(in general) tower
(Buddhist) pagoda, stupa
(Christianity) steeple, spire
turret (of a castle or fortification)
6
sugar
H
This term needs a translation to English.
2
Short for 関東 (Kantō):: the Kantō region of Japan
Short for 東国 (Tōgoku): a historical administrative division of Japan, corresponding to the modern Kantō and Tōkai regions
Short for 東京 (Tōkyō): Tokyo
a surname
This term needs a translation to English.
east
S
foreign lands in general
(historical) name of various Chinese dynasties:
the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE)
the 後唐 (Kōtō, Later Tang) (923-937 CE)
the 南唐 (Nantō, Southern Tang) (937–976 CE)
(dated) China in general
S
wisteria
creeper (plant grown by creeping)
Short for 藤原 (Fujiwara): Fujiwara clan
a surname
3
island
問う
to ask; to inquire
to accuse (of a crime)
to care (about), have regard (for)
(This term, とう, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as とう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とう.)

(The following entries are uncreated: , , , , , , 疾う, 杜宇, 訪う.)