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白

white
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingハク、ビャク
Kun readingしろ、しら-、しろ.い
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 1

Meanings

  1. whiteRtK
  1. innocence
  2. innocent person
  3. blank space
  4. white stone

Synonyms

ホワイト白色

Popular Usage

白い白髪青白い明白面白い

Radicals and components

Radical白white
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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drop (丶) · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 37

Compound words

白いしろい
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; unmarked; spotless
白髪しらが
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
青白いあおじろい
pale; pallid; bluish-white
蒼白そうはく
pale; pallid
余白よはく
blank space; margin; blank canvas
蒼白いあおじろい
pale; pallid; bluish-white
明白めいはく
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent
面白いおもしろい
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling; amusing
空白くうはく
blank space (in a document); blank; void; gap; vacuum
潔白けっぱく
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
紅白こうはく
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen
告白こくはく
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith)
自白じはく
confession; admission
白衣はくい
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
白羽しらは
white feather
白樺しらかば
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
白菊しらぎく
white chrysanthemum
白黒しろくろ
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
白菜はくさい
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
白紙はくし
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.
白書はくしょ
white paper (government report)
白状はくじょう
confession
白身しろみ
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; fatty meat; sapwood
白人はくじん
white person; Caucasian; beginner; amateur; unlicensed prostitute

On Reading Examples

彼の指示は明白だった。めいはく
He was explicit in his instruction.tatoeba
彼は過ちをあからさまに白状した。めいはく
He openly confessed his faults.tatoeba
彼が誤りを犯したのは明白だ。めいはく
It is evident that he has made a mistake.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

心理学を勉強すればするほど面白いと思えてきたんだ。おもしろい
The more I studied psychology, the more interesting it seemed to me.tatoeba
紺屋の白袴。しろ
The dyer wears white.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は付き合っていて面白くない。
He is not very good company.tatoeba
心理学を勉強すればするほど面白いと思えてきたんだ。
The more I studied psychology, the more interesting it seemed to me.tatoeba
彼は彼らに自分の潔白を信じさせようとしたがだめだった。
He tried to convince them of his innocence in vain.tatoeba
彼は犯した罪を悔いて、白状した。
He repented and confessed his crime.tatoeba
山 三嶺、白髪山
Mountains: Miune & Mt. Shiragawiki
すると、みるみる白髪に変わった。
Then its hair soon turned grey.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 白

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