胡
胡

barbarian, foreign

9 strokesFrequency 1,995JLPT N1Grade 9

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ウコゴ

Kun

なんぞ

Nanori

えびすくる

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Common Words

ごまかす《誤魔化す》《誤摩化す》《胡麻化す》TransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #3538
1

to deceive; to cheat; to swindle

Examples
そんな手で私の目をごまかそうとしても無駄だ。
You can't fool me with a trick like that.
2

to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook

Examples
彼らは税金を逃れるために帳じりをごまかした。
They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.
3

to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away

Examples
彼はそのことを笑ってごまかした。
He laughed the matter away.
4

to embezzle; to pocket

胡散臭いうさん臭いうさんくさい～い Adj.Freq #10844
1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

Examples
彼女はその見知らぬ人を胡散臭そうに見た。
She eyed the stranger suspiciously.
あぐらをかく胡坐をかく胡座をかく胡坐を掻くExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #17177
1

to sit cross-legged

Examples
女の子があぐらをかいて座るものではない。
A girl should not sit with her legs crossed.
2

Idiomatic expression

to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent

ごまかし《誤魔化し》《胡麻化し》Noun～の Adj.Usually kanaFreq #21138
1

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying; sham; camouflage; smoke and mirrors; cutting corners

Examples
手品師はごまかしを使う。
Magicians use deception.
うろん胡乱Noun～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #21339
1

suspicious-looking; fishy

《あぐら》胡坐胡座胡床趺坐NounUsually kanaFreq #27681
1

sitting cross-legged

こしょう胡椒コショウコショーNounUsually kanaFreq #30055
1

pepper

Examples
コショウを入れすぎたね。
You put far too much pepper in it.
くるみ胡桃クルミNounUsually kanaFreq #34243
1

walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)

Examples
アレックスは、「クルミ」や、「紙」や、「とうもろこし」のような物の名前を言うことができる。
Alex names objects, like "walnut," "paper" and "corn".
五胡ごこNounFreq #34988
1

Historical term

Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

ごま胡麻ゴマNounUsually kanaFreq #35182
1

sesame seeds

2

sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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