Kouhaku

紅白 (Kouhaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “red and white, colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors), two teams, two groups”.

Meanings

  1. noun, adjectival nounred and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)
  2. nountwo teams; two groups
  3. nounKōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

Examples

  • A red and white flag was flying in the wind.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 紅白

Related words