白
白

white

5 strokesFrequency 483JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ハクビャク

Kun

しろしら-しろ.い

Nanori

あきかはっ

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

white

Constituents

丶drop
日day
日sun

Mnemonic Stories

A single drop of the sun will have you seeing white.

Dictionary

Common Words

白いしろい～い Adj.Freq #631
1

white

Examples
ケンは自転車を白く塗りました。
Ken painted his bicycle white.
面白いおもしろい～い Adj.Freq #660
1

interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling

Examples
新聞には何も面白いことは載っていない。
There is nothing interesting in the newspaper.
2

amusing; funny; comical

Examples
これは私が読んだ中で一番面白い本です。
This is the funniest book in my reading.
彼女は子供たちに面白い話をしてあげた。
She told her children an amusing story.
3

enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable

Examples
この本は面白い読み物です。
This book makes pleasant reading.
野鳥を観察するのはとても面白い。
Watching wild birds is great fun.
4

Usu. in the negative

good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging

白しろNounFreq #1508
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

white

2

innocence; innocent person

3

blank space

4

Go (game)

white stone

5

Mahjong

white dragon tile

6

Food, cooking

skewered grilled pig intestine

告白こくはくNoun～する VerbFreq #1758
1

Transitive verb

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission

Examples
自分の過ちを告白するのに恥じる必要は何もない。
There is no need to be ashamed of confessing one's mistakes.
2

Intransitive verb

professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love

Examples
彼は私を好きになったと告白した。
He confessed that he had fallen in love with me.
3

Transitive verb; Christianity

profession (of faith)

Examples
牧師は彼女のキリスト信仰の告白を聞いた。
The minister listened to her profession of Christianity.
4

Transitive verb; Christianity

confession (of sins)

Examples
彼は牧師に自分の罪を告白した。
He confessed his sins to the pastor.
《せりふ》台詞だいし (台詞)セリフ科白NounUsually kanaFreq #3356
1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines

Examples
役者は台詞を暗記しなければならない。
An actor has to memorize his lines.
2

comment; remark; phrase; words

Examples
それはこっちのセリフですよ。
That's what I want to say.
3

stock phrase; set phrase; cliché; platitude

真っ白まっ白真白まっしろましろ (真白)Noun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #3390
1

pure white

Examples
見渡す限り、野原は真っ白だった。
The field was white as far as the eye could see.
2

blank (e.g. mind, paper)

あからさま《明白》《偸閑》《白地》～な Adj.～の Adj.Usually kanaFreq #4576
1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant

Examples
あからさまに言えば彼は嫌いだ。
Frankly, I don't like him.
青白い蒼白いあおじろい～い Adj.Freq #5161
1

pale; pallid

Examples
ジョンが戻ってきたとき、彼はまるで幽霊でもみたように青白い顔つきだった。
When John came back, he looked pale as if he had seen a ghost.
2

bluish-white

明白めいはく～な Adj.Freq #5518
1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt

Examples
何をしなければならないかは明白です。
It is clear what must be done.
白状はくじょうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #7309
1

confession

Examples
彼は過ちをあからさまに白状した。
He openly confessed his faults.
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