Kanji

胡

barbarian, foreign

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ウ, コ, ゴ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

なんぞ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ひさ

Example sentences

胡散臭い うさんくさい
彼の話はどこか胡散臭い。

His story is somewhat fishy.

胡乱 うろん
近所の人々は、その見知らぬ男を胡乱な目つきで見た

The neighbors looked at the stranger with suspicious eyes.

胡椒 こしょう
このスープには挽きたての胡椒がよく合う

Freshly ground pepper goes well with this soup.

胡桃 くるみ
このケーキには胡桃がたくさん入っています。

This cake contains a lot of walnuts.

胡坐 あぐら
床に胡坐をかいて座った。

I sat cross-legged on the floor.

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