一いっ白ぱく

noun

first of nine traditional astrological signs (Mercury, north)

Used in the context of 九星 (kyūsei) divination. Corresponds to the planet Mercury and the northern direction.

See also: 九星

• 九きゅう星せい気き学がくでは、一いっ白ぱくは水すい星せいで北きたを表あらわす。

  In nine-star astrology, 一白 represents Mercury and the north.

noun

white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch

Specialized equestrian term. Can refer to the marking itself or to a horse bearing it.

• あの馬うまは右みぎ前まえ脚あしに一いっ白ぱくがある。

  That horse has a white patch on its right foreleg.

noun

surface that is white all over; pure white

Describes a landscape or surface entirely covered in white, or the quality of being pure white. Rare and somewhat literary.

• 雪ゆきが降ふり積つもり、一いち面めんの一いっ白ぱくとなった。

  Snow fell and piled up, turning the whole area into a pure white expanse.