冑

See also 胄 (different character in Japan)

Translingual

Han character

冑 (radical 13 冂+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 中田月 (LWB), X中田月 (XLWB), four-corner 5022₇)

1. helmet

References

• KangXi: page 129, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1537
• Dae Jaweon: page 291, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2059, character 9
• Unihan data for U+5191

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Cantonese

Hanzi

冑 (Yale jau6)

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Japanese

Kanji

冑

Readings

• On: ちゅう (chū)
• Kun: かぶと (kabuto), よろい (yoroi)

Noun

冑 (hiragana かぶと, romaji kabuto)

1. Alternative form of 兜.

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Korean

Hanja

冑 (hangeul 주, revised ju, McCune-Reischauer chu)

1. (투구 주, tugu-): helmet (especially, made of iron)

Usage notes

• 胄 (맏아들 주, mad-adeul ju) eldest son, heir (hence, similar but after all different from this entry, 冑)

Synonyms

• 兜 (두, du)

Compounds

• 甲冑 (갑주, gapju) armor and helmet

See also

• 甲 (갑, gap) armor

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Mandarin

Hanzi

冑 (pinyin mò (mo4), zhòu (zhou4), Wade-Giles mo⁴, chou⁴)