白頭翁

See also: 白头翁

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

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


Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

白頭 (hiragana はくとうおう, katakana ハクトウオウ, rōmaji hakutōō, historical hiragana はくとうをう)

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

Synonyms

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

References

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