Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: 1

Grade: 2

Grade: S

Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

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Partial calque of English white knight, compound of (はく)() (hakuba, white horse) + (no, genitive case marker) + ()() (kishi, knight).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝba̠ no̞ kʲiɕi]

Noun

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(はく)()()() (hakuba no kishi

  1. (business) white knight

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