Meanings
Usage patterns
〈物〉を白で塗るto paint something white
I painted the wall white.
〈人〉が白だと主張するfor someone to claim they are innocent
The suspect claimed he was innocent.
〈場所〉を白のままにするto leave a space blank
That field was left blank.
〈人〉が白を持つfor someone to play the white stones (in Go)
In the match, he played the white stones.
Expressions
白だと判るto be found innocent; to be proven not guilty 白目をむくopen one's eyes wide; show the whites of one's eyes · faint; pass out 紺屋の白袴the shoemaker's children go barefoot; the dyer wears white hakama 狐の子は頬白like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree 白黒をつけるsettle a matter; determine right or wrong; make clear
