日本語
Kanji
N1 10 strokes Grade 8 freq #1727

T'ang, China, foreign

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

mouth kuchi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

abrupt; sudden
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty
absurd; nonsensical
envoy to Tang China
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli)
high-grade white sugar imported from China
syphilis
Chinese style
desk made in China; Chinese style desk
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryō period)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
arabesque pattern
Chinese characters; kanji
short coat for noblewomen (Nara and Heian period)
var. of taro with long purple stalks
karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
sliding door covered with thick patterned paper

Example sentences

He was confused by a sudden question.

She looked puzzled at the abrupt question posed by a reporter.

The chili burnt my tongue.