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KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小15 strokesRadical 白#483 in newspapers

白 · white

白 is a kanji meaning white. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ハクhaku
  • ビャクbyaku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • しろshiro
  • しら-shira-
  • しろいshiroi

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 白 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 白
WordReadingMeaningLevel
面白いおもしろいinteresting, amusingN5
白しろwhiteN5
白いしろいwhiteN5
青白いあおじろいpaleN2
白髪しらがwhite or grey hair, trendy hair bleachingN2
真っ白まっしろpure whiteN2
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More words that use 白
WordReadingMeaningLevel
告白こくはくconfession, acknowledgmentN1
蛋白質たんぱくしつproteinN1
白状はくじょうconfessionN1
明白めいはくobvious, clearN1

Example sentence

結構面白い。

けっこうおもしろい

It's so exciting.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #175785 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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