Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanpaku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: san-paku
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of visible white space (sclera) above or below the iris of the human eye, traditionally supposed in China and Japan to indicate physical or mental imbalance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A millimeter of white showed beneath each of her pupils. Sanpaku."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 三白 (sanpaku, “three whites”) or 三白眼 (sanpaku gan, “three-white eyes”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 三白

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sanpaku mean?: The presence of visible white space (sclera) above or below the iris of the human eye, traditionally supposed in China and Japan to indicate physical or mental imbalance.
Where does sanpaku come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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