斗
Meanings
to; traditional unit of volume (approx. 18 litres)
Historical Japanese unit of volume, roughly 18 litres. Still encountered in traditional contexts such as sake brewing or old recipes.
Brew one to of sake.
This measuring box is a one-to masu.
square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
Architectural term for the block-shaped bearing piece placed atop a pillar in traditional Japanese wooden construction. Also called 斗形 (とがた).
See also: 升形
Place a bearing block on top of the pillar.
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
In Chinese astronomy, one of the 28 lunar mansions, part of the Black Tortoise (玄武) group. Rare outside historical or astrological contexts.
The Dipper mansion is the first mansion of the Black Tortoise.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉斗の酒a quantity of sake measured in 斗 units
This brewery produces a thousand 斗 of sake a year.
- 斗を組むto assemble the bearing blocks (in traditional wooden architecture)
The craftsman is assembling the bearing blocks under the roof.