Word Meaning 胡同

ふーとん fuuton

胡同 is read as ふーとん (fuuton) and means hutong (narrow street or alley in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, esp. Beijing).

Meaning

English

  1. hutong (narrow street or alley in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, esp. Beijing)

Reading

Kana

ふーとん

Romaji

fuuton

Writing Variants

  • 胡同 こどう kodou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 126142 Priority T

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胡麻

ごま

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企業合同

きぎょうごうどう

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有志一同

ゆうしいちどう

all those interested (in the matter)

異同

いどう

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胡椒

こしょう

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共同

きょうどう

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合同

ごうどう

congruence