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白 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「白」

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10Elementary year 1 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「白」
On
ハク・ビャクはく・びゃく · haku · byaku
Kun
しろ・しろ(い)shiro · shiro(i)
Meaning
white

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Said to come from a white acorn or a thumbnail — the color white.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onハクはくhaku白髪はくはつ紅白こうはく明白めいはく
Onビャクびゃくbyaku黒白くろしろ
Kunしろshiro白しろ白黒しろくろ真っ白まっしろ
Kunしらshira白壁しらかべ白むしらむ白けるしらける
Kunしろいshiroi白いしろい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 白しろ

    white

  • 白いしろい

    white

More words with this kanji

  • 白鳥はくちょう
  • 面白いおもしろい
  • 白熊しろくま
  • 白菜はくさい
  • 白旗しろはた
  • 紅白こうはく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

白(しろ)い ゆきが ふります。

White snow falls.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

白百hundre…皁black的target皇empero…皆all伯eldest佰hundre…狛guardi…迫urge帛silk…
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Map of radical 白Map of reading ハクAll maps

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