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胡

胡: foreign (western)

foreign (western); used in food names
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Readings

On
ウ・コ・ゴ
Kun
なんぞ

In food words (胡麻, 胡椒, 胡瓜, 胡桃) it is usually written in kana; 胡座 is read あぐら.

Key words

胡椒こしょうpepper
胡麻ごまsesame
胡瓜きゅうりcucumber
胡桃くるみwalnut
胡座あぐらsitting cross-legged

Example sentences

I sprinkled salt and pepper on the grilled meat and ate it.

Sprinkling white sesame seeds over tofu makes it nicely fragrant.

Grandpa is sitting cross-legged on the veranda, drinking tea.

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