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53 胡 Barbarian

Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Barbarian

Mnemonic

The old moon (the moon we had before the current moon) was actually just a huge barbarian floating in the sky.

Readings

On’yomi

こ, う, ご

Kun’yomi

なんぞ

Nanori

きゅう

Mnemonic

At least, this is the kind of story you told your 子 (こ) when they asked you where the moon came from.

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