also: しろあしげ
flea-bitten gray (horse coat color)
A specific horse coat color pattern: white or gray base with small dark specks, resembling flea bites. Used in equestrian and breed contexts.
That horse has a beautiful flea-bitten gray coat.
Flea-bitten gray becomes more speckled as the horse ages.
Standard kanji spelling for this horse coat color term.
Alternate reading しろあしげ; less common but listed.
Compound of 白 (shira/shiro, 'white') and 葦毛 (ashige, 'gray/roan coat'). The reading しらあしげ is the more common form; しろあしげ is a variant. The term describes the flea-bitten gray pattern in horses.