Word Meaning 北斗

ほくと hokuto

北斗 is read as ほくと (hokuto) and means the Big Dipper (asterism).

Meaning

English

  1. the Big Dipper (asterism)
  2. the Plough
  3. the Plow
  4. BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
  5. Hokuto

Reading

Kana

ほくと

Romaji

hokuto

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 122385 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

北斗七星

ほくとしちせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

北斗星

ほくとせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

北斗の拳

ほくとのけん

Fist of the North Star (manga series and media franchise; written by Buronson and illustrated by Hara Tetsuo)

泰山北斗

たいざんほくと

great authority

冬北斗

ふゆほくと

the Big Dipper seen on a winter night

北朝鮮

きたちょうせん

North Korea

北端

ほくたん

northern extremity

北極圏

ほっきょくけん

Arctic Circle

北緯

ほくい

north latitude

北方対策本部

ほっぽうたいさくほんぶ

Northern Territories Affairs Administration

北方領土問題対策協会

ほっぽうりょうどもんだいたいさくきょうかい

Northern Territories Issue Association

北米合衆国

ほくべいがっしゅうこく

United States of America

Example Sentences

5

よぞらにほくとしちせいがかがやいている。

The Big Dipper is shining in the night sky.

ほくとせいはたびびとのみちしるべだった。

The Big Dipper was a guidepost for travelers.

That's the Big Dipper.

I love Fist of the North Star!

I know nothing about constellations. I can only recognize Orion and Cassiopeia. Oh, and the Big Dipper, too.