赤あかひげ

noun

red beard; person with a red beard

Literal description of a red beard or a person who has one. Can be used neutrally or as a nickname.

• あの赤あかひげの人ひとは誰だれですか？

  Who is that person with the red beard?

• 彼かれは赤あかひげを生はやしている。

  He has grown a red beard.

noun

Westerner (derogatory)

Derogatory slang for a Westerner, based on the stereotype of red facial hair. Offensive and dated.

• 昔むかしの小しょう説せつでは、西せい洋よう人じんを「赤あかひげ」と呼よぶことがあった。

  In old novels, Westerners were sometimes called 'red beards'.

noun

Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)

A bird species native to the Ryukyu Islands. Usually written in kana as アカヒゲ in biological contexts.

• アカヒゲは沖おき縄なわの固こ有ゆう種しゅです。

  The Ryukyu robin is an endemic species of Okinawa.