北斗 ほくと Meanings Noun the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow See also: 北斗七星 (ほくとしちせい). Kanji 北 north. Read as ホク. 斗 dipper. Read as ト. Words containing 北斗 北斗七星 (ほくとしちせい) the Big Dipper (asterism) 北斗星 (ほくとせい) the Big Dipper (asterism) 泰山北斗 (たいざんほくと) great authority And 2 more. Word lists Astronomy Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists