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胡麻

胡麻

Chinese

		what why how; foreign	(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
simp. and trad. (胡麻)		胡	麻

Noun

胡麻

Synonyms

(sesame): 芝麻 (zhīma)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡	麻
ご Jinmeiyō	ま Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
(Tokyo) ごま [gòmá] (Heiban - [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ma̠]
Homophone: 護摩

Noun

胡麻 ‎(hiragana ごま, katakana ゴマ, romaji goma)

sesame (either the plant or the seeds)

Derived terms

胡麻油 (ごまあぶら) ‎(gomaabura)
胡麻塩 (ごましお) ‎(gomashio)
開 (ひら)け胡麻 (ごま) ‎(hirakegoma)
臍 (へそ)の胡麻 (ごま) ‎(heso no goma)