白馬の騎士

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	馬	騎	士
はく Grade: 1	ば Grade: 2	き Grade: S	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Partial calque of English white knight, compound of 白(はく)馬(ば) (hakuba, “white horse”) + の (no, genitive case marker) + 騎(き)士(し) (kishi, “knight”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi

IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝba̠ no̞ kʲiɕi]

Noun

白(はく)馬(ば)の騎(き)士(し) • (hakuba no kishi)

(business) white knight

Synonyms

ホワイトナイト (howaito naito)
白(しろ)騎(き)士(し) (shirokishi)

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