This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres); square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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枡、桝、斗
ます、マス
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
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とます
kanji radical 68 at right
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北斗

ほくと
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
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北斗星

ほくとせい
the Great Bear; the Big Dipper; the Plough; the Plow
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漏斗

じょうご、ろうと、ロート
funnel
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北斗七星

ほくとしちせい
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
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1斗缶

一斗缶
いっとかん
eighteen litre drum
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斗酒

としゅ
kegs of sake; lot of sake
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熨斗

のし、ぬし
long thin strip of dried sea-ear or paper attached to a gift