こうもう

Japanese

Noun

こうもう • (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 • (Kōmō) 

1. 孔孟: Confucius and Mencius