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I am trying to understand [the title of a tale](http://web-
ehon.jp/shirayuki.ht/0.html).

  * しろ 'white'
  * ゆき 'snow'
  * ひめ 'princess'
  * しらゆきひめ 'Snow White'

If white is しろ, why is 'Snow White' not しろゆきひめ？
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phonology compounds
しらゆきひめ 'Snow White'
As @sawa posted with the link in the comment, sometimes words have exceptional
readings when in compound form. `白（しろ）` is the colour white, but in certain
compound words it has the reading `しら`.

Exs:

> しらゆき → pure white snow  
>  しらさぎ → white heron  
>  しらが → white (grey) hair
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