紅白

こうはく

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)
2. Noun two teams; two groups
3. Kōhaku Uta Gassen (i.e.: annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)) See also: 紅白歌合戦 (こうはくうたがっせん).

Kanji

• 紅 crimson. Read as コウ.
• 白 white. Read as ハク.

Example sentences

• 紅白の旗が風になびいていた。
  A red and white flag was flying in the wind.

Common phrases

• 紅白に出場する

Words containing 紅白

• 紅白戦 (こうはくせん) contest between two groups
• 紅白試合 (こうはくじあい) contest between two groups
• 紅白歌合戦 (こうはくうたがっせん) Kōhaku Uta Gassen

And 2 more.

Word lists

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