| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 胡椒 | こしょう | pepper |
| 柚子胡椒 | ゆずこしょう, ゆずごしょう | condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chile peppers |
| 胡 | こ | barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China |
| 胡国 | ここく | (ancient) North China barbarian nations |
| 胡坐 | あぐら | sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style) |
| 胡坐をかく | あぐらをかく | to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels |
| 胡床 | あぐら | sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style) |
| 胡床をかく | あぐらをかく | to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels |
| 胡座 | あぐら | sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style) |
| 胡座をかく | あぐらをかく | to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels |
| 胡桃 | くるみ | walnut |
| 胡蝶 | こちょう | butterfly |
| 荏胡麻 | えごま | egoma (type of perilla), Perilla frutescens var. frutescens |
| 荏胡麻油 | えごまゆ | egoma seed oil |