白 — kanji meaning “white”
白
white
- Meanings
- white
- On'yomi
- ハク (haku)、ビャク (byaku)
- Kun'yomi
- しろ、しら-、しろ.い
- Name readings
- あき、か、はっ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #483 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 106
- Chinese reading
- bái — Chinese character page
Words with 白
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面白い | おもしろい omoshiroi | interesting; fascinating; intriguing |
| 白人 | はくじん hakujin | white person; Caucasian |
| 白い | しろい shiroi | white |
| 告白 | こくはく kokuhaku | confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission |
| 紅白 | こうはく kouhaku | red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors) |
| 明白 | めいはく meihaku | obvious; clear; plain |
| 空白 | くうはく kuuhaku | blank space (in a document) |
| 面白 | おもしろ omoshiro | amusing; funny; interesting |
| 白書 | はくしょ hakusho | white paper (government report) |
| 白紙 | はくし hakushi | white paper; flyleaf |
| 自白 | じはく jihaku | confession; admission |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ masshiro | pure white |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.