胡 Barbarian

Radical Combination

• 古

  Old
• 月

  Moon

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.

Hints

Just imagine a huge barbarian (whatever that means to you) floating in the sky, looking down. Some ancient people look up and wave at the old moon barbarian.

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.

Hints

"You see, my child, the old moon was not like the current moon. It was a giant barbarian in the sky, who would eat children that asked too many questions."