Word Meaning 胡麻

ごま goma

胡麻 is read as ごま (goma) and means sesame (Sesamum indicum).

Meaning

English

  1. sesame (Sesamum indicum)
  2. sesame seeds

Reading

Kana

ごま

Romaji

goma

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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胡麻木

ごまぎ

Siebold's arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii)

胡麻酢

ごまず

sesame vinegar

胡麻紋殻

ごまもんがら

titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

胡麻すり

ごますり

sesame seed grinding

胡麻たれ

ごまだれ

sesame sauce

胡麻笛鯛

ごまふえだい

mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

胡麻蝶々魚

ごまちょうちょううお

speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific)

新胡麻

しんごま

newly harvested sesame seeds

角胡麻

つのごま

unicorn-plant (Proboscidea louisianica)

煎胡麻

いりごま

roasted sesame seeds