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胡

barbarian
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingウ、コ、ゴ
Kun readingなんぞ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. barbarian
    あいつ、上司に胡麻を擂ってやがる。He is buttering up to his boss.tatoeba
    すみませんが胡椒をとって下さいませんか。May I trouble you to pass me the pepper?tatoeba
  2. foreign
  3. uncivilizedRtK
  1. sitting cross-legged

Popular Usage

胡椒

Radicals and components

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Compound words

胡椒こしょう
pepper
胡坐あぐら
sitting cross-legged
胡桃くるみ
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
胡麻ごま
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
胡瓜きゅうり
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
胡弓こきゅう
kokyū
胡国ここく
North China barbarian nations
胡座あぐら
sitting cross-legged
胡床あぐら
sitting cross-legged
胡蝶こちょう
butterfly
胡蜂スズメバチ
hornet
胡乱うろん
suspicious-looking
胡虜こりょ
northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
胡盧ころ
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
胡蘆ころ
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
胡獱とど
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
荏胡麻えごま
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens)
塩胡椒しおこしょう
salt and pepper
胡麻鯖ごまさば
blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
胡麻油ごまあぶら
sesame oil
胡廬鯛コロダイ
painted sweetlips (Diagramma pictum)
胡蘿蔔こらふ
carrot
黒胡椒くろこしょう
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
柚胡椒ゆずこしょう
condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)

Additional Examples

俺は葵の指さした場所に胡坐をかく。
I sit down crosslegged where Aoi points.tatoeba
彼女はその見知らぬ人を胡散臭そうに見た。
She eyed the stranger suspiciously.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 胡

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step