粛しゅく白はくしゅくはくMeanings1interjectionhumble greeting at the beginning of a letterhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo)›archaicArchaic honorific expression used as a self-deprecating opening in formal correspondence. Compare 敬白 (respectful closing) and 粛啓 (humble opening).See also: 敬白 · 粛啓古ふるい手て紙がみの書かき出
