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戸

戸·door, household

On-yomi
コ
Kun-yomi
と

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

4 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
戸とdoor (sliding or hinged)
戸籍こせきfamily register
戸口とぐちdoorway
一戸建ていっこだてdetached house

Example sentences

  1. 風が強くて戸が音を立てている。

    かぜがつよくてとがおとをたてている。

    The wind is strong and the door is rattling.

  2. 両親は駅から遠い一戸建てに住んでいる。

    りょうしんはえきからとおいいっこだてにすんでいる。

    My parents live in a detached house far from the station.

  3. 市役所で戸籍の写しをもらった。

    しやくしょでこせきのうつしをもらった。

    I got a copy of my family register at the city office.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 戸 as ドア — 戸 is read と on its own; ドア is the loanword
  • Reading 一戸建て as *いちこだて; it is いっこだて

Memory aid

Picture it

A single leaf of an old sliding door, drawn from the side — half of 門 (gate).

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