胡
胡 — Barbarian
barbarian, foreign
On’yomiウ (u)
On’yomiコ (ko)
On’yomiゴ (go)
Kun’yomiなんぞ (nanzo)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 胡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胡坐 | あぐら agura | sitting cross-legged |
| 胡桃 | くるみ kurumi | walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia) |
| 胡麻 | ごま goma | sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum) |
| 胡椒 | こしょう koshou | pepper |
| 胡瓜 | きゅうり kyuuri | cucumber (Cucumis sativus) |
Study notes
胡 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1995 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
🔊 Tap the big kanji, any reading or any example word to hear it.