白子

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Chinese

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white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(白子)

Pronunciation

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Note: Erhua-ed for "white stone" sense only.
Note: white stone.

Noun

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白子

  1. (go) white stone
  2. bee pupa
  3. (chiefly Taiwan) albino
  4. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) white keys (of a piano)

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
しろ
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

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(しろ)() (shiroko

  1. albino

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しら
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

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(しら)() (shirako

  1. milt, soft roe
  2. albino

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
しら
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
yutōyomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 白子 – see the following entry.
しらすシラス
[noun] whitebait (young fish of certain species), especially the young of sardines
(This term, 白子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)