Kanji

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:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: meat

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ウサン suspicious

散臭い ウサンクサイ suspicious-looking, shady, questionable, dubious, fishy

barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

アグラ sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

サイコ Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri

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

ゴマ sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)