胡 — kanji meaning “barbarian”
胡
barbarian, foreign
- Meanings
- barbarian, foreign
- On'yomi
- ウ (u)、コ (ko)、ゴ (go)
- Kun'yomi
- なんぞ
- Name readings
- えびす、くる
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1995 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- hú — Chinese character page
Words with 胡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胡椒 | こしょう koshou | pepper |
| 胡桃 | くるみ kurumi | walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia) |
| 胡麻 | ごま goma | sesame seeds |
| 胡瓜 | きゅうり kyuuri | cucumber (Cucumis sativus) |
| 胡散臭い | うさんくさい usankusai | suspicious-looking; shady; questionable |
| 胡蝶 | こちょう kochou | butterfly |
| 胡坐 | あぐら agura | sitting cross-legged |
| 胡坐 | こざ koza | sitting cross-legged |
| 胡散 | うさん usan | suspicious |
| 胡麻和え | ごまあえ gomaae | dish dressed with sesame sauce |
| 胡粉 | ごふん gofun | artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate |
| 胡弓 | こきゅう kokyuu | kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument |
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