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白頭

白頭

See also: 白头

Chinese

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

Noun

白頭

hoary head; white hair
(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

白頭如新／白头如新
白頭山／白头山 (Báitóushān)
白頭浪／白头浪
白頭相守／白头相守
白頭翁／白头翁 (báitóuwēng)

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

Kun'yomi
(Tokyo) しろがしら [shìrógáꜜshìrà] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɺ̠o̞ɡ̃a̠ɕiɾ̠a̠]

Noun

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

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

On'yomi: Kan'on
(Tokyo) はくとう [hàkútóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯᵝto̞ː]

Noun

白頭 ‎(hiragana はくとう, romaji hakutō)

a gray/grey head; a head with gray hair

See also

白頭鷲 (はくとうわし) ‎(hakutōwashi)
白頭翁 (はくとうおう) ‎(hakutōō)
白頭山 (はくとうさん) ‎(Hakutōsan)
白頭鳥 (ひよどり) ‎(hiyodori)

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9