胡こ蘿ら蔔ふこらふMeanings1nouncarrotrare termRare historical or literary term for carrot; in modern Japanese, 人参 (にんじん) is used instead.See also: 人参古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「胡こ蘿ら蔔ふ」と書かいて「こらふ」と読よませることがある。In old documents, 胡蘿蔔 is sometimes written and read as こらふ.