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杜

woods
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingト、トウ、ズ
Kun readingもり、ふさ.ぐ、やまなし
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. woods
    休みの前などは少し羽目を外して飲むのだが、杜仲茶割りで飲むと二日酔いが全くない。I usually cut loose a bit and drink plenty before a day off work, but if my drinks are cut with tochu tea, then I get absolutely no hangover.tatoeba
    筑後杜氏の支流。They are one of the branch schools of Chikugo Toji.wiki
  2. grove
  3. temple groveRtK
  1. careless
  2. sloppy
  3. faulty
  4. using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing)
  5. piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

Radicals and components

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Compound words

杜撰ずさん
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
杜宇ホトトギス
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
杜斤ちぎばかり
large beam balance
杜絶とぜつ
stoppage
杜漏ずろう
careless
杜鵑ホトトギス
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
山杜鵑やまほととぎす
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains)
杜夫魚かくぶつ
fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)
杜父魚かじか
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb)
杜鵑花とけんか
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
杜鵑草ほととぎす
toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
山杜鵑草やまほととぎす
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains)
鎮守の杜ちんじゅのもり
grove of the village shrine
杜絶えるとだえる
to stop
何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
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

Additional Examples

平戸杜氏の支流。
They are a branch school of Hirado Toji.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 杜

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step