【白】(haku, byaku, shiro/ white) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 白.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・はく　haku
・びゃく　byaku

For example,
・空白　くうはく　kū-haku
It means blank space

・紅白　こうはく　kou-haku
It means red and white
This color combination is used for festive events.

・白熱　はくねつ　haku-netsu
It means climax
議論が白熱した　ぎろんがはくねつした　gi-ron ga haku-netsu shita
The discussion was heated.

・純白　じゅんぱく　jun-paku
It means pure white

・告白　こくはく　koku-haku
It means confession, profession of love

・白状　はくじょう　haku-jou
It means confession

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・しろ　shiro
・しら　shira
・しろ-い　shiro-i

For example,
・白／白色　しろ／しろいろ　shiro, shiro-iro
It means white

・面白い　おもしろい　omo-shiro-i
It means interesting, amusing
この本はとても面白い　このほんはとてもおもしろい　kono hon wa totemo omo-shiro-i
This book is very interesting

・白髪　しらが　shiraga
It means gray hair

・白星　しろぼし　shiro-boshi
It means a victory (mark)

and so on.

③ Special reading

・白湯　さゆ　sayu
It means plain hot water

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "白".
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・white
・say

Radical

And the radical of this character is 白　shiro
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・白石　しらいし　Shiraishi
・白井　しらい　Shirai
・白川　しらかわ　Shirakawa

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 白
・真白　ましろ　Mashiro

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 男
・後白河天皇　ごしらかわてんのう　Goshirakawa ten-nou
He is a medieval emperor. He is an emperor with a not so good image.

・上白石 萌音、萌歌　かみしらいしもね、もか　Kamishiraishi Mone, Moka
Both of these sisters are actresses.

・白井 健三　しらいけんぞう　Shirai Kenzou
He was a gymnast. Olympic medalist.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 男.
・白鷺城　しらさぎじょう　Shirasagi jou
It is another name for Himeji Castle (姫路城). It is a very beautiful white castle. It is registered as a World Heritage site.

・白山　はくさん　Mt. Hakusan
It is a mountain in the Hokuriku region of Japan

・白帝城　はくていじょう　Hakuteijou
It is the name of a place in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (長江) in China. It is one of the settings of the Three Kingdoms.

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 白
・百　ひゃく　hyaku
It means hundred

・自　じ、し、みずか-ら　ji, shi, mizuka-ra
It means I, me

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 白 in their composition
・百　ひゃく　hyaku
It means hundred

・伯　はく　haku
It means eldest brother

・泊　はく、と-まる　haku, to-maru
It means anchorage, stay at (e.g. hotel)

・拍　はく　haku
It means applause

・舶　はく　haku
It means ship

・柏　はく、かしわ　haku, kashiwa
It means oak tree

・的　てき、まと　teki, mato
It means target

・迫　はく、さこ、せま-る　haku, sako, sema-ru
It means be imminent

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