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