woods, grove
杜 centers on a cluster of trees: a woods or grove. The idea is a small, dense area of trees rather than a vast forest.
杜 combines 木 (tree) and 土 (earth), suggesting trees growing from the earth, forming a grove.
A tree 木 stands on the earth 土, and where many trees grow together on the earth, you have a woods or grove.
For ト, picture a toe poking out of the earth under a tree in the grove: toe -> ト.
careless; sloppy; faulty
chief brewer at a sake brewery
temple juniper (Juniperus rigida); needle juniper
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between
prickly juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus); prickly cedar; cade juniper; cade; sharp ceda
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains)
dwarf Japanese garden juniper (Juniperus chinensis var. procumbens)
Capital of Trees (nickname for Sendai city)
hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides)
Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
careless (slipshod) and with many omissions
careless; negligent
fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
common juniper (Juniperus communis)
shore juniper (Juniperus conferta)