白頭翁

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See also: 白头翁

Chinese[edit]

hoary head; white hair; whitehead elderly person
trad. (白頭翁) 白頭
simp. (白头翁) 白头

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

白頭翁

  1. light-vented bulbul; Chinese bulbul; grey starling
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) root of Chinese pulsatilla (herb for killing sperm and parasites)
  3. white-haired elderly man

Synonyms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
おう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(はく)(とう)(おう) or 白頭(ハクトウオウ) (hakutōōはくとうをう (fakutowou)?

  1. gray-haired old man
  2. anemone; windflower
  3. white-cheeked starling; grey starling

Synonyms[edit]

  • (grey starling): 椋鳥 (ムクドリ, ​mukudori)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN