Word Meaning 黄禍

こうか kouka

黄禍 is read as こうか (kouka) and means Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians).

Meaning

English

Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians)
harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track

Reading

Kana

こうか

Romaji

kouka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 146982 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

黄禍論

こうかろん

Yellow Peril (argument)

黄道十二宮

こうどうじゅうにきゅう

twelve signs of the zodiac

黄金率

おうごんりつ

golden ratio

黄金株

おうごんかぶ

golden share

黄道吉日

おうどうきちにち

very auspicious day for all types of occasions

黄道座標

こうどうざひょう

ecliptic coordinates

黄金千貫

こがねせんがん

sweet potato variety (often used in shōchū brewing)

黄心樹

おがたまのき

Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)

黄色色素異常症

きいろしきそいじょうしょう

xanthism

黄色色素

きいろしきそ

flavo-

黄体刺激ホルモン

おうたいしげきほるもん

luteotropic hormone

黄変症

おうへんしょう

xanthochromism