Japanese Word Entry

紅白

Kana:	こうはく
Romaji:	kouhaku
Definitions:	red and white, colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors) two teams, two groups Kōhaku Uta Gassen, annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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Chinese characters used in this word

紅	crimson, deep red, red, vermillion, blush, flush

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄏㄨㄥˊ (hóng), ㄍㄨㄥ (gōng), ㄐㄧㄤˋ (jiàng)
Cantonese:	hung4
Japanese:	コウ (kou)、ク (ku) / べに (beni)、くれない (kurenai)、あか.い (akai)
Korean:	홍 (hong), 공 (gong)
Vietnamese:	hồng

Variants

Simplified Chinese form:

红

白	white, pure, unblemished, bright

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄅㄞˊ (bái), ㄅㄛˊ (bó)
Cantonese:	baak6
Japanese:	ハク (haku)、ビャク (byaku) / しろ (shiro)、しら- (shira-)、しろ.い (shiroi)、もうす (mousu)
Korean:	백 (baeg), 배 (bae)
Vietnamese:	bạch