Word Meaning 白丁

はくちょう hakuchou

白丁 is read as はくちょう (hakuchou) and means servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master.

Meaning

English

  1. servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master
  2. young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training
  3. man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryō system)
  4. commoner

Reading

Kana

はくちょう

Romaji

hakuchou

Writing Variants

  • 白丁 はくてい hakutei
  • 白張 はくちょう hakuchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 97553 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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白樺

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白壁

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白梅

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白菊

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