白騎士

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	騎	士
しろ Grade: 1	き Grade: S	し Grade: 5
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Etymology

Calque of English white knight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞kʲiɕi]

Noun

白(しろ)騎(き)士(し) • (shirokishi) 

1. (rare) white knight (hero)
2. (rare, business) white knight

Synonyms

• 白(はく)馬(ば)の騎(き)士(し) (hakuba no kishi, literally “knight on white horse”)
• ホワイトナイト (howaito naito)