fair skin; white skin; light complexion
Describes skin that is naturally pale or fair, often in a positive or aesthetic sense.
She is proud of her fair skin.
白肌を保つために日焼け止めを欠かさない。
I never skip sunscreen to maintain my fair complexion.
Medical term for a condition causing loss of skin pigment; also written as 白癜.
See also: 白癜
Vitiligo is a condition in which melanin pigment decreases.
Standard kanji spelling for 'white skin' or 'fair complexion'.
Alternate kanji spelling using 膚 (skin); less common than 白肌.
Compound of 白 (しら, 'white') + 肌 (はだ, 'skin'). The reading しらはだ follows the kun'yomi of both characters.