Meanings
Readings
Common Words
white
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
amusing; funny; comical
enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
Usu. in the negative
good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
white
innocence; innocent person
blank space
Go (game)
white stone
Mahjong
white dragon tile
Food, cooking
skewered grilled pig intestine
Transitive verb
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission
Intransitive verb
professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love
Transitive verb; Christianity
profession (of faith)
Transitive verb; Christianity
confession (of sins)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines
comment; remark; phrase; words
stock phrase; set phrase; clichรฉ; platitude
pure white
blank (e.g. mind, paper)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant
pale; pallid
bluish-white
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt
confession
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
A single drop of the sun will have you seeing white.
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