5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

white

Kun'yomi
  • white ②innocence ③blank space
  • white
  • しら-
On'yomi
  • ハク
    white ②striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus) ③(spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.) ④white dragon tile
  • ビャク
Nanori
  • あき
  • はっ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しろしろ 61.2%
ハク 25.5%
しら- 9.8%
ビャク 2.7%
はっ 0.8%

Character Breakdown

white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

interesting ②amusing ③enjoyable ④good
white ②innocence ③blank space
pure white ②blank (e.g. mind, paper)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.) ②professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with) ③profession (of faith) ④confession (of sins)
white ②unseasoned ③unfeigned
white sake (presented as an offering to the gods)
swan (Cygnus spp.) ②white-feathered bird
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References

Unicode hex code 767D
JIS X 0208 1-39-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3095
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3863
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3493
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4305
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2175
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2929
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 266
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 216
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22678
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 65
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 205
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 205
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 37
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 73
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 53
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 46
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 242
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 44
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.2
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1362
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 37
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c1.3
Four corner code 2600.0
De Roo Code 878