白 Kanji – white
The Japanese kanji 白 can mean white.
Meaning and Readings
How is 白 read?
白 has the onyomi readings ハク, ビャク and the kunyomi readings しろ, しら-, しろい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as haku, byaku, shiro, shira, shiroi.
Common Japanese Words Using 白
These common Japanese words contain 白. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 明白(めいはく) — obvious, clear, plain, evident, apparent, explicit, overt
- 白耳義(ベルギー) — Belgium
- 空白(くうはく) — blank space (in a document)
- 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)
- 告白(こくはく) — confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.), admission
- 自白(じはく) — confession, admission
- 青白い(あおじろい) — pale, pallid
- 白(しろ) — white
- 白い(しろい) — white
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