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こうもう

こうもう

Japanese

Noun

こうもう (romaji kōmō)

  1. 紅毛: red hair; an obsolete epithet for the Dutch; an epithet for Westerners in general
  2. 膏肓: the part of the body between the heart and the diaphragm; (metaphor) one's core; (acupuncture) a specific acupuncture point, between the fourth and fifth vertebrae
  3. 鴻毛: the feather of a large bird; (metaphor for something very light) a feather
  4. 鉤毛: (botany) a hooked or barbed hair on a plant, such as those found on hop vines

Proper noun

こうもう (romaji Kōmō)

  1. 孔孟: Confucius and Mencius