Kanji

白

白

white

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

白部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハク, ビャク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しろ, しら-, しろい

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, きよ, きよし, し, しら, しろ, しろし

Common Readings

ハク, ビャク, しら, しろ, しろ…い

Example sentences

面白い おもしろい
この 本 は とても 面白い 。

This book is very interesting.

話 はなし
面白い 話 を 聞いた

I heard an interesting story.

白い しろい
白い 雲 が 青い 空 に 浮かんでいる 。

White clouds are floating in the blue sky.

覆う おおう
山 の 頂上 は 白い 雪 で 覆われていた 。

The mountain top was covered with white snow.

白 しろ
彼 は 白 の シャツ を 着ている 。

He is wearing a white shirt.

アリス アリス
アリス は 白 ウサギ を 追いかけていた

Alice was chasing a white rabbit.

告白 こくはく
勇気 を 出して 、 好き な 人 に 告白した 。

I plucked up my courage and confessed my love to the person I like.

ざわつく ざわつく
彼 の 衝撃的 な 告白 に 、 会場 が ざわついた 。

The venue stirred at his shocking confession.

真っ白 まっしろ
緊張 で 頭 の 中 が 真っ白 に なった 。

My mind went completely blank due to nervousness.

降り積もる ふりつもる
庭 に は 真っ白 な 雪 が 降り積もっている 。

Pure white snow is falling and piling up in the garden.

Example Vocabulary

面白い

おもしろい

interesting; funny

白い

しろい

white; innocent

白

しろ

white color; innocence; blank

告白

こくはく

confession; profession (of love); acknowledgment

真っ白

まっしろ

pure white; blank (mind)

青白い

あおじろい

pale; bluish-white

明白

めいはく

clear; obvious; evident

純白

じゅんぱく

pure white; innocent

白衣

はくい

white coat; white clothing

白銀

はくぎん

silver; silver-white; snow

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