Kanji

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.

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.

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.

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