Japanese symbol for “whitening”
ホワイトニング
ホワイトニング
Romaji: howaitoningu
whitening (esp. of teeth)
In Japanese, whitening is ホワイトニング (howaitoningu).
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Meanings
- n, vs whitening (esp. of teeth)
Other Japanese words for “whitening”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白化 | はっか hakka | bleaching; whitening; chlorosis |
| 美白 | びはく bihaku | whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.