Basic color noun. Used in compounds and standalone.
White is a color that represents cleanliness.
striped mullet fry
Specifically the fry of Mugil cephalus. Used in contexts like fishing or cuisine.
See also: ボラ
At this time of year, striped mullet fry are often caught at the river mouth.
spoken line; one's lines
Refers to lines in a play, film, etc. Often used in theater or film contexts.
See also: セリフ
white dragon tile; winning hand with white dragon
Mahjong term. Sense 4 is the tile itself; sense 5 is a winning hand containing a pung/kong of white dragons.
Belgium (abbreviation)
Rare abbreviation for Belgium, from the ateji 白耳義. Not in common use.
See also: ベルギー
white person; Caucasian (archaic abbreviation)
Archaic abbreviation of 白人. Not used in modern Japanese.
See also: 白人
He forgot his lines during the performance.
I called pung on the white dragon and made a hand.
白 is an old abbreviation for Belgium, but it is hardly used today.
In old documents, 白 can mean a white person.
白人 is the standard modern word for a white/Caucasian person, whereas 白 is an archaic, now-unused abbreviation of it.
白耳義 is the full ateji spelling for Belgium, while 白 is a rare, now largely obsolete abbreviation of it.
confession; admission · confession of love; declaration of feelings · profession of faith; confession of sins
red and white; festive colors · two teams (red and white); two groups · Kōhaku Uta Gassen; NHK Red and White Song Contest
obvious; clear; evident
swan · white bird
blank space; blank area · blank; void; gap; vacuum · whitespace
Standard kanji form for all senses.
The on'yomi reading はく is used in various specialized contexts, often as an abbreviation or in compounds. The kanji 白 fundamentally means 'white', and its extended uses derive from that core meaning or from ateji abbreviations.
white paper; government report
leukemia
platinum (Pt)
napa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
white horse · unrefined sake
protein · egg white; albumen; albumin
innocence; purity; integrity
bleaching; blanching
pure white; snow white
white blood cell; leukocyte
bleached bone; skeleton
blank space; margin; blank canvas
confession; confess
silver · silver color; snow (figurative)
white peach
daytime; midday; broad daylight
cloudiness; turbidity; white turbidity
light; plain; simple · frank; candid; unselfish; indifferent
bright sunshine; broad daylight
white line · linea alba
egg white; albumen