戸 (hù) - Door & household

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hù ｜ 4 strokes ｜ radical: 戸

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戸 · hù

Door;

household;

family;

door radical variant;

used in Japanese kanji and as a variant form in Chinese.

Doorhouseholdfamily

Usage highlights

HouseholdDoorSliding doorSeparate householdNumber of householdsHousehold registration

Synonyms

  • 户— standard simplified form of door/household
  • 門— gate, main entrance
  • 家— house, family, home

Antonyms

  • 外— outside, external
  • 野— field, wilderness

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This is the door (戸) to the room.
  • There are four households (四戸) in this building.
  • He registered as a separate household (別戸).
  • The sliding door (引き戸) is traditional Japanese style.

Collocations

  • Household(戸)
  • Door(戸)
  • Sliding door(引き戸)
  • Separate household(別戸)
  • Number of households(戸数)
  • Household registration(戸籍)

Idioms

  • Every household knows(家々戸々に知れ渡る)
  • Door to door(戸々に)
  • Lock the door securely(戸締りを厳重にする)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 戸 is a variant form of 户 (hù) used primarily in Japanese kanji and occasionally in Chinese calligraphy.
  • In Japanese, 戸 commonly refers to sliding doors, particularly in traditional architecture like fusuma and shoji.
  • The character serves as both a standalone character and a radical component in other characters.

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