Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
1995 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: barbarian, foreign
Kunyomi: なんぞ
Onyomi: ウ コ ゴ
Composition: 古 月
Radical: 肉
Meaning: meat
胡散 (ウサン) suspicious
胡散臭い (ウサンクサイ) suspicious-looking, shady, questionable, dubious, fishy
胡 (コ) barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
胡座 (アグラ) sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
柴胡 (サイコ) Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri
京胡 (キョウコ) jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
誤魔化す (ゴマカス) to deceive, to cheat, to swindle, to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to doctor, to cook, 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, to embezzle, to pocket
胡麻 (ゴマ) sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
1995 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: barbarian, foreign
Kunyomi: なんぞ
Onyomi: ウ コ ゴ
Composition: 古 月
Radical: 肉
Meaning: meat
胡散 (ウサン) suspicious
胡散臭い (ウサンクサイ) suspicious-looking, shady, questionable, dubious, fishy
胡 (コ) barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
胡座 (アグラ) sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
柴胡 (サイコ) Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri
京胡 (キョウコ) jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
誤魔化す (ゴマカス) to deceive, to cheat, to swindle, to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to doctor, to cook, 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, to embezzle, to pocket
胡麻 (ゴマ) sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)