Word Meaning 胡同

こどう kodou

胡同 is read as こどう (kodou) and means hutong (narrow street or alley in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, esp. Beijing).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

こどう

Romaji

kodou

Writing Variants

胡同ふーとん fuuton

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 124713 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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胡座

こざ

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

胡桃

くるみ

walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)

胡麻

ごま

sesame (Sesamum indicum)

胡桃割り人形

くるみわりにんぎょう

The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)

企業合同

きぎょうごうどう

(a) trust

有志一同

ゆうしいちどう

all those interested (in the matter)

激同

はげどう

I strongly agree

異同

いどう

difference

胡瓜

きうり

cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

胡椒

こしょう

pepper

共同

きょうどう

Kyodo News (abbr)

合同

ごうどう

congruence