白はく人じん

noun

white person; Caucasian

A noun referring to a white person or people categorized as white. It is a neutral descriptive term in many contexts, but because it refers to race or ethnicity it should be used with appropriate care.

• その地ち域いきでは、白はく人じん、黒こく人じん、アジア系けいなど多た様ような人ひと々びとが暮くらしている。

  In that area, diverse people live there, including white, Black, and Asian people.

noun

beginner; amateur

Archaic use corresponding to modern 素人, meaning a beginner or non-professional. In contemporary Japanese, 白人 is normally understood as 'white person', so this meaning is mainly of historical or dictionary interest.

See also: 素人 (しろうと)

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、白はく人じんが「初しょ心しん者しゃ」や「素人しろうと」の意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  In old texts, 白人 can be used to mean 'beginner' or 'amateur'.

noun

unlicensed prostitute

Archaic and specialized historical use, corresponding to an old sense of 素人. It is not a normal modern use of 白人.

See also: 素人 (しろうと)

• 古ふるい遊ゆう里り関かん係けいの文ぶん章しょうでは、白はく人じんが無む許きょ可かの売ばい春しゅん婦ふを指さすことがある。

  In old writings about pleasure quarters, 白人 can refer to an unlicensed prostitute.