"北斗" meaning in Japanese

See 北斗 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ho̞kɯ̟̊to̞] Forms: 北斗 [canonical] (ruby: (ほく), ()), Hokuto [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ほくと}} 北(ほく)斗(と) • (Hokuto)
  1. Big Dipper Synonyms: 北斗七星
    Sense id: en-北斗-ja-name-qUc7i9ag Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 52 39 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 44 45 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 41 48 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 40 42 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 41 48 11
  2. a unisex given name
    Sense id: en-北斗-ja-name-NHbuMNUu Categories (other): Japanese female given names, Japanese given names, Japanese male given names, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese unisex given names, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Asterisms, Constellations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 17 8 16 31 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 17 8 16 31 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 44 45 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 41 48 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 40 42 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 41 48 11 Disambiguation of Asterisms: 14 80 6 Disambiguation of Constellations: 10 85 4
  3. Hokuto (a city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Cities in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, Cities in Japan, Places in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, Places in Japan
    Sense id: en-北斗-ja-name-40Z8Bgk4 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 44 45 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 41 48 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 40 42 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 41 48 11
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    {
      "form": "北斗",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "北",
          "ほく"
        ],
        [
          "斗",
          "と"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hokuto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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          "_dis": "44 45 11",
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          "_dis": "41 48 11",
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          "_dis": "14 80 6",
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          "_dis": "10 85 4",
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      "other": "ほくと"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞kɯ̟̊to̞]"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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          "北",
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          "斗",
          "と"
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  ],
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        "Big Dipper"
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          "Big Dipper",
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      "other": "ほくと"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 北斗 meaning in Japanese (1.7kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "北斗",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-07-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-07-01 using wiktextract (45c4a21 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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