杜
woods; grove
7 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2062.
Readings
- トウ (on reading): 杜氏 (とうじ) chief brewer at a sake brewery
- ズ (on reading): 杜撰 (ずさん) careless; 杜漏 (ずろう) careless
- ト (on reading): 杜鵑 (とけん) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus); 杜仲茶 (とちゅうちゃ) Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
- もり (kun reading): 鎮守の杜 (ちんじゅのもり) grove of the village shrine; 杜の都 (もりのみやこ) Capital of Trees (nickname for Sendai city)
- ふさぐ (kun reading)
- やまなし (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 杜松 (ねず) temple juniper (Juniperus rigida); いずれ菖蒲か杜若 (いずれあやめかかきつばた) (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other
Components
Words using 杜
- 杜氏 (とうじ) chief brewer at a sake brewery
- 杜撰 (ずさん) careless
- 杜漏 (ずろう) careless
- 杜撰脱漏 (ずさんだつろう) careless (slipshod) and with many omissions
- 杜松 (ねず) temple juniper (Juniperus rigida)
- いずれ菖蒲か杜若 (いずれあやめかかきつばた) (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other
- 杜鵑 (とけん) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 杜仲茶 (とちゅうちゃ) Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
- 杜鵑花 (とけんか) satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
- 杜宇 (とう) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 鎮守の杜 (ちんじゅのもり) grove of the village shrine
- 杜の都 (もりのみやこ) Capital of Trees (nickname for Sendai city)
- 杜若 (カキツバタ) rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)