白人

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Chinese

 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(白人)
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Pronunciation


Noun

白人

  1. white person; Caucasian

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
 白人 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(haku, white) +‎ (jin, person)

Pronunciation

Noun

(はく)(じん) (hakujin

  1. a white person
    Synonyms: 白色人種 (hakushoku jinshu), 白人種 (hakujinshu), コーカソイド (kōkasoido)
    Coordinate terms: 黄人 (kōjin), 黒人 (kokujin)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

白人 (baegin) (hangeul 백인)

  1. Hanja form? of 백인 (white person).