Word details

胡虜

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 胡虜.

Dictionary

Entry

胡虜こりょNounFreq #223293
1

Historical term

northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

2

Derogatory; Rare term

foreigner; barbarian tribe

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

barbarian, foreign

9 strokesFrequency 1,995JLPT N1Grade 9

On

Kun

なんぞ

Nanori

えびすくる

captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy

13 strokesFrequency 1,678JLPT N1Grade 8

On

リョ

Kun

とりことりく

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