Kanji
兜
kanji character
helmet
head piece
兜 kanji-兜 helmet, head piece
兜
Meaning
helmet and head piece
Readings
Kun'yomi
- かぶと helmet (of a warrior)
- かぶと むし rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
- かぶと がに horseshoe crab
On'yomi
- とう
- と そつ Tusita (heaven, pure land)
- と きん tokin
- と そつてん Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm)
Practice Writing
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Related Entries
Common Words
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兜 helmet (of a warrior), headpiece -
兜 虫 rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus) -
兜 蟹 horseshoe crab -
兜 率 Tusita (heaven, pure land) -
兜 魚 large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps), armored fish, armoured fish -
兜 蝦 tadpole shrimp (Triopsidae spp.), shield shrimp -
兜 焼 broiled fish head (esp. sea bream) -
兜 巾 tokin, small black headgear worn by yamabushi -
兜 町 Kabutochō (neighbourhood of Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Stock Exchange is located)... -
鉄 兜 steel helmet -
内 兜 inside of a helmet, hidden circumstances -
鳥 兜 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood... -
角 兜 spiked helmet -
兜 焼 きbroiled fish head (esp. sea bream) -
兜 をぬぐto accept one's inferiority, to take one's hat off to someone, to give up... -
兜 頭 巾 helmet-shaped hood -
兜 率 天 Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm), Tushita -
兜 海 老 tadpole shrimp (Triopsidae spp.), shield shrimp -
兜 を脱 ぐto accept one's inferiority, to take one's hat off to someone, to give up... -
兜 合 わせfrot (sex act) -
頭 形 兜 zunari helmet (made from 3-5 pieces of metal) -
露 兜 樹 Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine) - ヘラクレス
大 兜 Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) -
勝 って兜 の緒 を締 めよdo not let your guard down after a victory, tighten the strings of your helmet after winning