JLPT N5 · 5 strokes
Kanji 白: "white"
The kanji 白 means "white". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ハク, ビャク in on'yomi and しろ, しら-, しろ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハクビャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しろしら-しろ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | white |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 483 of 2,501 |
Common words with 白
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 白いwhite · blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; unmarked; spotless
- 面白いinteresting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling · amusing; funny; comical
- 白white · innocence; innocent person
- 告白confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission · professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love
- 真っ白pure white · blank (e.g. mind, paper)
- 明白plain; frank; candid; open
- 青白いpale; pallid · bluish-white
- 明白obvious; clear; plain; evident
- 白状confession
- 白髪white hair; grey hair; gray hair
- 純白pure white; snow white
- 白衣white clothes; white robe · white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.)
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