They call him Whitebeard but he has no beard!!!!!!!

[LightningBlade!]

I've been wondering the call red hair because of his red coloured hair but why whitebeard.. he just got him long white mush....... so isn't he supposed to be called whitemush.......

check it out
http://www.onemanga.com/One_Piece/565.5/22/

 

[hdiuy]

From Wikia.
The name Whitebeard is not a literal translation. In Japanese, his nickname is Shiro Hige. The word "Shiro" meaning white, and "Hige" meaning "facial hair" (the Japanese do not have words for the individual styles of facial hair).

 

[Razh]

Questions like these can be answered in mega convo. There's no need to open a separate thread to get an answer to a single question.

 

[Fox666]

From Wikia.
The name Whitebeard is not a literal translation. In Japanese, his nickname is Shiro Hige. The word "Shiro" meaning white, and "Hige" meaning "facial hair" (the Japanese do not have words for the individual styles of facial hair).

Basically. In Japan they call the pirate Edward Teach "Kurohige". This is ambiguous in Japan and can be used for both beard or a mustache.

 

[Gecko Moria]

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