董
董: antique
antique; supervise
12 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here
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トウ
Kunただす
Nearly always seen in 骨董 (こっとう, antiques), where コツ+トウ contracts to こっとう by gemination.
Key words
骨董こっとうantique; curio
骨董品こっとうひんantique (item)
骨董屋こっとうやantique shop
骨董市こっとういちantique market
Example sentences
祖父は骨董が好きで、休みの日にはよく店を見に行く。
My grandfather loves antiques and often goes to look at shops on his days off.
この骨董品の茶碗は、百年以上前のものだそうだ。
I hear this antique tea bowl is more than a hundred years old.
公園で骨董市が開かれていて、古い時計を買った。
An antique market was being held in the park, and I bought an old clock.