五胡十六国

ごこじゅうろっこく

Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China from 304 to 439 CE), Sixteen Kingdoms period

胡

こ

barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

胡同

フートン

hutong, narrow street or alley, esp. in Beijing

二胡

にこ

erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow), erh hu

胡琴

こきん

huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow)

四胡

しこ

sihu (4-stringed Chinese musical instrument played with a bow)

胡椒

こしょう コショウ

pepper

胡桃

くるみ

walnut

柴胡

Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri

胡座

あぐら

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

胡蝶

こちょう

butterfly

胡地

barbarian territory

胡簶

やなぐい ころく

quiver (worn on the right hip; post-Nara period)

胡散

うさん

suspicious

胡弓

こきゅう

kokyu (3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument)

胡乱

うろん

suspicious looking, fishy

胡瓜

きゅうり キュウリ

cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

京胡

きょうこ

jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)

胡荽

coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro