こう
もう

noun

  1. late Edo-period pejorative for the Dutch, red-haired barbarian.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
もう
紅毛夷 こうもうい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crimson, deep red
べに コウ ク (6th, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
fur, hair, feather
モウ け めん (2nd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク チャク
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)
barbarian, savage, Ainu
イ えびす えみし (Kentei Pre-1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)