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"
Kanji used
white
lengthen
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
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.