白

白	Meanings: white On Readings: ハク haku, ビャク byaku Kun Readings: しろ shiro, しろ（い） shiro(i), しら shira Most Used Pronunciation: shiro JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 1 Kanji Part: 白 Stroke Number: 5

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Common jukugo
自白 - じ　はく ji haku - confession [self + white = 'I come clean']
白黒 - しろ　くろ shiro kuro - black and white [lit. white and black]
白鳥 - はく　ちょう haku chou - swan [lit. white bird]
紅白 - こう　はく kou haku - red and white
告白 - こく　はく koku haku - confession, acknowledgement
白骨 - はっこつ hakkotsu - bleached bone(s), skeleton

Useful Examples
Japanese: あの猫は白いです。
Romaji: ano neko wa shiroi desu.
English: That cat is white.

Japanese: 犬は黒と白の見分けがつく。
Romaji: inu wa kuro to shiro no miwake ga tsuku.
English: Dogs see in black and white.

Japanese: 新聞によると男はついに自白したそうだ。
Romaji: shinbun ni yoru to otoko wa tsui ni jihaku shitasou da.
English: According to the papers, the man has finally confessed.

Japanese: グランドは白線で３つに区切られている。
Romaji: gurando wa hakusen de mittsu ni kugirarete iru.
English: The playground is divided into three areas by white lines.

Japanese: その洋服は赤と白のコントラストが美しい。
Romaji: sono youfuku wa aka to shiro no kontorasuto ga utsukushii.
English: The dress has a beautiful contrast between red and white.

Look alike kanji
自 , 百 , 目

Notes/Mnemonic
Don't confuse this with (自) which means self: white has one line and (自) has two lines

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.