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Kanji Detail for 胡 - "barbarian"

胡

  • Meaning

    胡 means "barbarian." Also associated with random, what.

    1. Barbarian - Ancient northern or western peoples of China.

    2. Random - Haphazard; careless.

    3. What - A question word expressing doubt.

    4. Longevity - Long life.

  • Words using 胡

    • 胡桃 くるみ Listen walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
    • 胡椒 こしょう Listen pepper
    • 胡麻 ごま Listen sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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    • Verified meaning: barbarian
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read う, えびす, えびすざき, こ)
    • Also carries these associations: random, what

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 胡

    Given names 胡(えびす)Listen 胡(こ)Listen

    Surnames 胡(う)Listen 胡(えびすざき)Listen 胡(ご)Listen 胡(こう)Listen 胡(ふ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    barbarian; foreign

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    recklessly, foolishly; wildly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Hu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    recklessly, foolishly; wildly

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Flesh hanging down under the chin. Whiskers grow under the chin. Hence they are called 胡鬚 (beard). Colloquially written separately as 鬍. | The throat. Such as unclear speech is called 含胡 (mumbling). Colloquially, acting recklessly is called 胡說 (talking nonsense), 胡鬧 (making a scene). Also from the meaning of being unclear. | A particle. Meaning "why." 胡不 means "why not." 胡可 means "how can it be." | A general term for the northern Di peoples. Named from having a full chin. In Eastern Jin there was the Uprising of the Five Hu. The Five Hu refers to the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Di, and Qiang. All are names of ancient ethnic groups.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    go(ゴ) ゴ

    ko(コ) コ

    u(ウ) ウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nanzo(なん-ぞ) なん-ぞ

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    barbarian random what ebisu longevity foreign northern reckless careless haphazard outsider question nonsensical wild

Sentences including 胡

  • Add salt and pepper to taste.

  • Add a little more pepper.

  • That's an awfully fishy story.

  • His story sounds strange.

  • Add a little more pepper.

  • I sit down crosslegged where Aoi points.

  • He is buttering up to his boss.

  • Everyone was sitting cross-legged on the floor.

  • Mr Yamaha gave some walnuts to a beggar.

  • Mayonnaise and sesame paste go really well together.

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