Haku

/ˈhɑːkuː/ noun

Definition

A Japanese term meaning 'white' or referring to white-colored objects; also used as a name or in specific cultural contexts.

Etymology

From Japanese 白 (haku or shiro), meaning white. This is a fundamental color word in Japanese with ancient origins, used both literally for the color and metaphorically in cultural contexts.

Kelly Says

In Japanese culture, white carries profound meaning—associated with purity, snow, and emptiness in Zen philosophy—making the simple word haku carry centuries of aesthetic tradition.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሃኩ
ha-ku
ARالعربية
حَكُو
ḥa-ku
BNবাংলা
হাকু
ha-ku
CACatalà
haku
ha-ku
CSČeština
haku
ha-ku
DADansk
haku
ha-ku
DEDeutsch
Haku
ha-ku
ELΕλληνικά
Χάκου
cha-ku
ESEspañol
haku
a-ku
FAفارسی
حاکو
ḥāko
FISuomi
haku
ha-ku
FRFrançais
haku
a-ku
GUGU
હાકુ
ha-ku
HAHA
hakimi
ha-ki-mee
HEעברית
חָקוּ
ḥa-ku
HIहिन्दी
हकु
ha-ku
HUMagyar
haku
ha-ku
IDBahasa Indonesia
haku
ha-ku
IGIG
hakim
ha-kim
ITItaliano
haku
a-ku
JA日本語
ハク
ha-ku
KKKK
хаким
kha-kim
KMKM
ហាកូ
ha-ko
KO한국어
하쿠
ha-ku
MRMR
हकु
ha-ku
MSBahasa Melayu
haku
ha-ku
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲကွမ်
hè-kwe-m
NLNederlands
haku
ha-ku
NONorsk
haku
ha-ku
PAPA
ਹੱਕੂ
ha-kku
PLPolski
haku
ha-ku
PTPortuguês
haku
a-ku
RORomână
haku
ha-ku
RUРусский
хаку
kha-ku
SVSvenska
haku
ha-ku
SWKiswahili
hakim
ha-kim
TAதமிழ்
ஹாகு
ha-a-ku
TEతెలుగు
హాకు
ha-ku
THไทย
ฮาคุ
ha-ku
TLTL
haku
ha-ku
TRTürkçe
haku
ha-ku
UKУкраїнська
хаку
kha-ku
URاردو
حاکو
ḥāko
VITiếng Việt
haku
ha-ku
YOYO
hakim
ha-kim
ZH中文
哈库
hā kù
ZUZU
uhakimi
u-ha-ki-mee

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