helmet, head piece

11 strokesFrequency 2,034Grade 9

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かぶと

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Common Words

ぶとNounFreq #10043
1

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

Examples
勝っての緒を締めよ。
You must keep up your guard even after a victory.
カブトムシ甲虫ぶとむし兜虫NounUsually kanaFreq #44124
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rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

Examples
みんなでカブトムシを競争させた。
We raced our beetles.
兜を脱ぐかぶとを脱ぐかぶとをぬぐ甲を脱ぐ冑を脱ぐExpressionGodan verbFreq #54330
1

to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone

2

to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors

鉄兜鉄かぶとつかぶとNounFreq #57517
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steel helmet

兜巾頭襟頭巾ときんNounFreq #111726
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tokin; small black headgear worn by yamabushi

兜町かぶとちょうNounFreq #114850
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Kabutochō (neighbourhood of Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Stock Exchange is located)

2

Colloquial

Tokyo Stock Exchange

ぶとがに兜蟹甲蟹鱟魚カブトガニNounUsually kanaFreq #124601
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horseshoe crab

ヘラクレスオオカブトヘラクレスおおかぶとヘルクレスオオカブトヘラクレス大兜NounUsually kanaFreq #127871
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Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)

りかぶと鳥兜鳥甲トリカブト鳥頭NounFreq #129620
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Word usually written using kana alone

aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood

2

traditional bugaku hat

勝って兜の緒を締めよかってかぶとのおをしめよExpressionFreq #132544
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Proverb

do not let your guard down after a victory; tighten the strings of your helmet after winning

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