noun

  1. white paper, flyleaf.

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. blank paper.

noun

  1. clean slate, lack of prior opinion, positions, etc..
  2. scratch, beginning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
白紙 はくし
白紙 しらかみ

Contained Kanji 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)
paper
かみ シ (2nd, N4)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)