白虎

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
tiger
simp. and trad.
(白虎)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

白虎

  1. White Tiger (Chinese astronomy)

See also


Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
びゃく > びゃっ
Grade: 1

Grade: S
on’yomi

From Chinese 白虎

Pronunciation

Noun

白虎 (hiragana びゃっこ, rōmaji byakko, historical hiragana びやくこ)

  1. white tiger (tiger with white fur)

Proper noun

白虎 (hiragana びゃっこ, rōmaji Byakko, historical hiragana びやくこ)

  1. White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
はく > はっ
Grade: 1

Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

白虎 (hiragana はっこ, rōmaji hakko, historical hiragana はくこ)

  1. white tiger (tiger with white fur)

Proper noun

白虎 (hiragana はっこ, rōmaji Hakko, historical hiragana はくこ)

  1. White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations

Coordinate terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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