斗
to
Big Dipper, fight, measure
Japanese Names
4
Strokes
火
Five Elements
斗
Radical
male
Gender
Detailed Meaning
斗 originally depicted a ladle and refers to the Big Dipper constellation. In modern naming it carries the sense of striving and measuring up to challenges. It is extremely popular as the second character in boys’ names such as 春斗 and 海斗.