白身

Chinese
 
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
simp. and trad.
(白身)		 白 身

Pronunciation

Noun

白身

  1. (archaic) a private citizen who holds no official post

Japanese
Kanji in this term
白 身
しろ
Grade: 1		 み
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 身 (mi, “flesh”)

Pronunciation

Noun

白身 (hiragana しろみ, rōmaji shiromi)

  1. egg white
  2. white flesh of a fish
  3. white portion of wood near the bark

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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