白人|はくじんhakujin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwhite person; Caucasian
   １９世紀せいきは白人はくじん文明ぶんめいの時代じだいだった。↗

   The nineteenth century was the age of the white man's civilization.
2. nounbeginner; amateur
3. noununlicensed prostitute

• Synonym白人種はくじんしゅWrittenWritten. Refers to the white race; a classification term favored in anthropological contexts rather than everyday speech.
• Related紅毛こうもうWrittenWritten. An Edo-period term for Westerners, especially the Dutch; it carries a historical flavor, unlike the neutral modern 「白人」.
• Related毛唐人けとうじんCasualColloquial. A derogatory name for Westerners; strongly discriminatory, so avoid using it.
• Antonym黒人こくじんNeutralNeutral. Written 「黒人」 and read くろうと, it means an expert or professional — the opposite of 「白人」 in its old reading しろうと, which means an amateur.

Use 「白人」 for a white person, as in 「白人社会」; 「白人種」 is the anthropological term for the white race. 「紅毛」 is an old Edo-period name for Westerners; 「毛唐人」 is a slur — avoid it. Read しろうと, 「白人」 is an old word for an amateur, opposite to 「玄人」.

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1. (古ふるい用法ようほう) 先天的せんてんてきに、色素しきそが薄うすく肌はだの色いろが薄うすい人ひと、アルビノの人ひと。
2. 白色はくしょく人種じんしゅ、コーカソイド。
3. 19世紀せいき後半こうはん以降いこうにおいて、西ヨーロッパにしよーろっぱ系けい先進国せんしんこくに居住きょじゅうする白色はくしょく人種じんしゅを主しゅたる構成員こうせいいんとする国くにの国民こくみん。