漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

10Elementary year 15 strokesRadical
On
ハク・ビャク
Kun
しろ・しろ(い)
Meaning
white

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ハク白髪・紅白・明白
ビャク黒白
しろ白・白黒・真っ白
しら白壁・白む・白ける
しろい白い

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • しろ

    white

  • 白いしろい

    white

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

白い ゆきが ふります。

White snow falls.

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