白
しろ
hepburn shiro
white (noun)
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 白と黒のコントラスト。Black-and-white contrast.
- 彼は白だと証明された。He was proven innocent.
Collocations
白 (shiro, white — noun)白い (shiroi, white — i-adj)白黒 (shirokuro, black-and-white)白旗 (shirohata, white flag — surrender)潔白 (keppaku, innocence/purity)
Mnemonic
白 shiro — the noun "white," one of Japan's four classical color words. In the legal metaphor 白 and 黒 part into innocent and guilty — "shiro da to shoumei sareta" means innocence has been proven. Shifted into はく / びゃく, 白米 and 告白 both lay something out clear on a white space. Kanji-reading kin: 白 reads Korean 'baek' (告白), Mandarin bái.
Quick check
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