sanpaku
English
Etymology
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Uncle Sam depicted with an intense gaze exhibiting sanpaku.
Borrowed from Japanese 三白 (sanpaku, “three whites”) or 三白眼 (sanpaku gan, “three-white eyes”).
Noun
sanpaku (uncountable)
- The presence of visible white space (sclera) above or below the iris of the human eye, traditionally supposed in China to indicate physical or mental imbalance.
- 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 10:
- A millimeter of white showed beneath each of her pupils. Sanpaku.
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