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白 kanji
white
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
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On readings
ハクビャク
Kun readings
しろしら-しろい
Words with 白
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —灰白髄炎poliomyelitis; polio
- —頭部白癬ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis
- —白山一華narcissus anemone (Anemone narcissiflora); narcissus-flowered anemone
- —牛白血病bovine leukemia (former name for enzootic bovine leukosis)
- —白鷗大学Hakuoh University
- —白鯨伝説The Legend of the Moby Dick (television series)
- —白鳥の湖Swan Lake (ballet)
- —白紙革命White Paper Revolution (2022 COVID-19 protests in China); A4 Revolution
- —動物性蛋白animal protein
- —植物性蛋白vegetable protein
- —紅白歌合戦Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
- —リポ蛋白質lipoprotein
- —政治的空白political vacuum
- —道徳的空白moral vacuum
- —白紙に返すto wipe the slate clean; to start anew
- —白紙に戻すto wipe the slate clean; to start anew
- —白金族元素platinum group metals; platinum group elements
- —先頭の空白leading whitespace
- —非空白文字nonwhite character
- —白馬の騎士white knight; knight in shining armor