[とます, tomasu] (n) (1) (obs) to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres); (2) (See 枡形) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (3) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (P) #2785
[ほくと, hokuto] (n) (abbr) (See 北斗七星) Big Dipper (constellation); The Plough #7328
[かわがらす;カワガラス, kawagarasu ; kawagarasu] (n) (uk) brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii)
[むなじろかわがらす;ムナジロカワガラス, munajirokawagarasu ; munajirokawagarasu] (n) (uk) white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
[しそうのほし, shisounohoshi] (n) (arch) (See 北斗七星) Big Dipper; Plough
[ななつのほし, nanatsunohoshi] (n) (1) (See 北斗七星) Big Dipper; (2) Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn
[ななつぼし, nanatsuboshi] (n) (1) (See 北斗七星) Big Dipper; (2) (See 七曜・1) family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); (3) (See 真鰯) Japanese pilchard; Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus)
[しちせい;しちしょう, shichisei ; shichishou] (n) (arch) (See 北斗七星) Big Dipper; Ursa Major
[しちようせい, shichiyousei] (n) (1) (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper; the Plough; the Plow; (2) (See 七曜・1) the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)
[しゃく;シャク, shaku ; shaku] (n) (1) (しゃく only) ladle; dipper; (2) (uk) wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck; Queen Anne's lace