白頭

See also: 白头

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 head; (noun suffix)
trad. (白頭) 白 頭
simp. (白头) 白 头

Pronunciation

Noun

白頭

  1. hoary head; white hair
  2. (figuratively) old age

Derived terms

  • 少白頭／少白头
  • 楊白頭／杨白头
  • 白頭之歎／白头之叹
  • 白頭偕老／白头偕老 (báitóu xiélǎo)
  • 白頭到老／白头到老
  • 白頭吟／白头吟

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白 頭
しら
Grade: 1		 かしら > がしら
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
白 頭
しろ
Grade: 1		 かしら > がしら
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

白頭 (hiragana しろがしら, rōmaji shirogashira, alternative reading しらがしら, rōmaji shiragashira)

  1. a white wig, worn by an actor playing a demon in Noh

See also

  • 黒頭 (くろがしら) (kurogashira): black wig
  • 赤頭 (あかがしら) (akagashira): red wig

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白 頭
はく
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

白頭 (hiragana はくとう, rōmaji hakutō)

  1. a gray/grey head; a head with gray hair

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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