Kanji 戸

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ:

画数かくすう: 4 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 戸(と)

Meaning

Door / entrance / household

  • 門戸もんこ — gateway / door (often metaphorical)
  • 戸惑とまどう — to be bewildered / to be puzzled
  • 戸口とぐち — doorway / entrance
  • 戸棚とだな — cupboard / cabinet
  • 戸数こすう — number of households
  • 雨戸あまど — storm shutter
  • 戸籍こせき — family register
  • 一戸建いっこだて — detached house
  • 戸締とじまり — locking up / securing doors

The kanji 戸 shows the side of a door or shutter, symbolizing an entrance. It’s one of the oldest kanji for physical structures and is still used in everyday household words.

けてください。
Please open the door.

雨戸あまどめました。
I closed the storm shutters.

口
Creates
戸口とぐち — doorway / entrance
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