noun

  1. artists' chalk, white pigment, powdered calcium carbonate.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
胡粉 ごふん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

barbarian, foreign
えびす コ ウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
flour, powder, dust
こな フン こ (4th, N2)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン わ.ける ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)