かど

See also: かと

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かど – see the following entries.

【角】2 [noun] a corner (e.g., of a desk; compare 隅) [noun] an edge [noun] a street corner [proper noun] a surname

【門】2 [noun] a gate, portal [noun] an entrance, gateway, opening [noun] a clan, family, kin [proper noun] a surname

【鰊】H [noun] (chiefly Tohōku) Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) Alternative spelling カド

【廉】S [noun] grounds (for suspicion), a charge (for a crime)

【過度】 [adjective] excessive [noun] excess

【下土】 [noun] this world, the world of the living [noun] a remote location [noun] poor-quality soil

【火度】 [noun] the temperature of a kiln for firing various kinds of ceramics

(This term, かど, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as かど, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かど.)

Noun

かど • (kado) 

1. 下奴: a servant, a maid; oneself (humble)
2. 家奴: a male servant; a tenant farmer; a peasant; the peasantry
3. 才: talent, quick-wittedness; one's characteristics or peculiarities