also: しらじ
noun
white background
Refers to a white or blank background, often in design, printing, or visual contexts.
このデザインは白地に赤い文字が映える。
This design looks striking with red text on a white background.
白地の紙に自由に絵を描いてください。
Please draw freely on the blank paper.
noun
female virgin
Only with reading しらじ
Archaic noun meaning a female virgin. Restricted to the reading しらじ. Not used in modern Japanese.
古文書では「白地」を処女の意味で使うことがある。
In old documents, 白地 can be used to mean a female virgin.
Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') and 地 (じ, 'ground' or 'base'). The reading しらじ is an older form. The archaic sense 'female virgin' likely derives from the idea of purity or blankness.