| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 白 | しろ | シロ |
Pronunciation: shiro
How to Say It Outloud: shee-roh
Usage: Used to describe the color white or a white object.
Example Sentence Japanese:
この壁は白いです。
この壁は白いです。Example Sentence English:This wall is white.
This wall is white.Dictionary
白しろCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- white
- innocence; innocent person
- blank space
- white stone
- white dragon tile
- skewered grilled pig intestine
- White
白いしろいCommon wordjlpt-n5
I-adjective (keiyoushi)- white
白色しろいろCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- white
ホワイトホワイトCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- white
- correction fluid; white-out
白熱はくねつCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; white glow
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
白衣はくいCommon word
Noun- white clothes; white robe
- white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.)
- commoner without rank (in ancient China)
- layperson
- White coat
真っ白まっしろCommon wordjlpt-n2
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun
- pure white
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun
- blank (e.g. mind, paper)
純白じゅんぱく
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun
- pure white; snow white
白書はくしょCommon word
Noun- white paper (government report)
- White paper
白毛しろげ
Noun- white (horse coat color)
- White (horse)
紅白こうはくCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)
- two teams; two groups
- Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
- Kōhaku maku
白髪しらがCommon wordjlpt-n2
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- white hair; grey hair; gray hair
白紙はくしCommon word
Noun- white paper; flyleaf
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- blank paper
- clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.
- scratch; beginning
白星しろぼしCommon word
Noun- white circle; white star
- victory mark
- Five-pointed star
霜降りしもふり
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'Noun
- speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)
- marbling (of beef)
- (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water
- formation of frost
- Shuangjiang (solar term)
白線はくせんCommon word
Noun- white line
- linea alba (anot.)
しら
Prefix- white
- unseasoned; undyed; unaltered
- very much; precisely
- playing dumb
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- unfeigned; honest; diligent
はく
Noun- white
- striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus)
- (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines
- white dragon tile
- winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles
- Belgium
- white person; Caucasian
白皙はくせき
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'- white (complexion); fair-skinned
白黒しろくろCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- black and white; monochrome
- good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
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