はくい
Hakui
Also read: びゃくえ、びゃくい、はくえ、しろきぬ、しろぎぬ
白衣 (Hakui) is a Japanese noun meaning “white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China)”.
Meanings
- nounwhite clothes; white robe
- nounwhite gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.)
- nouncommoner without rank (in ancient China)
- nounlayperson
Examples
看護婦は白衣を着ている。
The nurse is dressed in white.
看護婦さんは白衣を着ている。
A nurse wears white.
医者は紺のスーツの上に白衣を着ていた。
The doctor was wearing a white coat over a blue suit.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).