white goods; large household appliances
Abbreviation of 白物家電. Refers to large household appliances traditionally white, such as refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners. Common in retail and industry contexts.
See also: 白物家電
Archaic secret language of court ladies. Used to refer to white-colored items such as salt, tofu, and white sake. Not used in modern Japanese.
At this store, you get a discount if you buy white goods in bulk.
In the secret language of court ladies, salt was called 'white thing'.
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware
Compound of 白 (white) and 物 (thing). The modern sense is an abbreviation of 白物家電 (white goods). The archaic sense comes from court ladies' secret language, where white-colored items were referred to euphemistically.