白

Meaning

White · blanco

Readings

• On (音読み): ハク・ビャク
• Kun (訓読み): しろ・しろ.い

Example words

• 白い（しろい）— white
• 白（しろ）— white (noun)
• 面白い（おもしろい）— interesting

Structure

Radical 白 (しろ · White) · 5 strokes · school grade 1

Watch out

Colors: 白い/黒い/赤い/青い are い-adjectives, but 緑 and 紫 are nouns (緑の). Compare 百 (one more stroke) and 自 (self).