noun
Basic color noun. Used in compounds and standalone.
白は清潔感を表す色だ。
White is a color that represents cleanliness.
noun
striped mullet fry
Specifically the fry of Mugil cephalus. Used in contexts like fishing or cuisine.
See also: ボラ
この時期、河口で白がよく獲れる。
At this time of year, striped mullet fry are often caught at the river mouth.
noun
spoken line; one's lines
Refers to lines in a play, film, etc. Often used in theater or film contexts.
See also: 科白
彼は本番で白を忘れてしまった。
He forgot his lines during the performance.
noun
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.
白をポンして役を作った。
I called pung on the white dragon and made a hand.
noun
Belgium (abbreviation)
Rare abbreviation for Belgium, from the ateji 白耳義. Not in common use.
See also: 白耳義 (ベルギー)
「白」はベルギーを指す古い略称だが、現在はほとんど使われない。
白 is an old abbreviation for Belgium, but it is hardly used today.
noun
white person; Caucasian (archaic abbreviation)
Archaic abbreviation of 白人. Not used in modern Japanese.
See also: 白人
古い文献では「白」が白人を意味することがある。
In old documents, 白 can mean a white person.
The adult striped mullet. 白 refers specifically to the fry.
The full kanji compound for 'spoken lines'. 白 is an abbreviation used in theater jargon.
The standard word for 'white person'. 白 is an archaic abbreviation.
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.