はくちょう
Archaic
Meanings
Archaic
Noun
1. young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training
2. man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryo system); commoner
3. servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master
when read as "はくちょう"
Pitch accent
くちょう
くちょ
Composed of
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m