Word Meaning 白虎

びゃっこ byakko

白虎 is read as びゃっこ (byakko) and means White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens).

Meaning

English

  1. White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens)
  2. seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

Reading

Kana

びゃっこ

Romaji

byakko

Writing Variants

  • 白虎 はっこ hakko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 126152 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

白旗

しらはた

white flag

白樺

しらかば

Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

白壁

しらかべ

white plaster wall

白梅

しらうめ

white plum blossoms

白痴

はくち

idiot

白菊

しらぎく

white chrysanthemum

白内障

はくないしょう

cataract

白票

はくひょう

blank ballot

白浜

しらはま

white sandy beach

白寿

はくじゅ

99th birthday

白亜

はくあ

chalk (rock)

白亜紀

はくあき

Cretaceous Period