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兜

helmet
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingトウ、ト
Kun readingかぶと
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. helmetRtK
    勝って兜の緒を締めよ。You must keep up your guard even after a victory.tatoeba
    兜の吹返しも大きい。The fukikaeshi (left and right flips) of the helmet were also large.wiki
  2. head piece
  1. helmet (of a warrior)
  2. headpiece

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Compound words

角兜つのかぶと
spiked helmet
兜蟹かぶとがに
horseshoe crab
兜虫カブトムシ
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
兜率とそつ
Tusita (heaven, pure land)
鳥兜とりかぶと
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum)
鉄兜てつかぶと
steel helmet
内兜うちかぶと
inside of a helmet
兜頭巾かぶとずきん
helmet-shaped hood
兜率天とそつてん
Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm)
勝って兜の緒を締めよかってかぶとのおをしめよ
do not let your guard down after a victory

Additional Examples

兜の吹返しも大きい。
The fukikaeshi (left and right flips) of the helmet were also large.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 兜

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