Translation guide
The color white, and related concepts like blankness, innocence, and fairness.
Describing something that is white in color.
The most common adjective for 'white'. Used for objects, animals, etc.
The noun 'white'. Often used in compound words or as a color name.
Loanword from English, used in specific contexts like product names or fashion.
Describing something that is blank, empty, or unfilled.
Literally 'white paper', used for a blank sheet or a clean slate.
Describing someone or something as innocent, pure, or untainted.
Innocence, especially in a moral or legal sense. Often used to prove one's innocence.
Referring to a person of Caucasian ethnicity.
Standard term for a white person. Can be used neutrally.
The player or side using white pieces.
Used as a noun for the white side in games.
While 白い人 is understandable, 白人 is the standard term for white people. 白い人 can sound overly descriptive or even unnatural in some contexts.
白 is a noun (the color white), while 白い is an adjective (white). Use 白い to describe something as white, and 白 for the color itself or in compounds.
I painted the wall white.
White has a clean image.
ホワイトチョコレートが好きです。
I like white chocolate.
I handed in a blank answer sheet.
A blank space or gap, often in forms or documents.
Please fill in the blanks.
Idiom meaning 'to look at someone coldly' (literally 'with white eyes').
He was late and everyone gave him a cold stare.
His innocence was proven.
Pure white, often used symbolically for purity (e.g., wedding dresses).
a pure white wedding dress
He is white.
Literally 'white person', more descriptive and less formal than 白人.
That white person is a tourist.
白の番です。
It's white's turn.