碧へき眼がん紅こう毛もう

noun

blue eyes and red hair; Westerner

A yojijukugo used historically to describe Westerners by their physical features. Now rare and often carries an old-fashioned or literary tone.

• 幕ばく末まつの日本にほんでは、碧へき眼がん紅こう毛もうの外がい国こく人じんは珍めずらしかった。

  In Japan at the end of the Edo period, Westerners with blue eyes and red hair were rare.