This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ハク、ビャク、しろ、しら-、しろ.い
Romaji: haku, byaku, shiro, shira-, shiro.i
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Name Readings

Kana: あき、か、はっ
Romaji: aki, ka, ha
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Meaning

white

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  106
Frequency:  483
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-5-2
Korean Reading:  bae
Chinese Reading:  bai2
Unicode:  767d
JIS:  4772

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3493
Nelson Index: 3095
New Nelson Index: 3863
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c1.3
Four Corner Index: 2600.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 65
Gakken Index: 266
Japanese Names Index: 216
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22678
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0001
Remembering the kanji Index: 37
Busy People Index: 2.2
Kanji Way Index: 242
Kanji Flashcards Index: 73
Kodansha Compact Index: 1362
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 53
Kanji in Context Index: 44
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2175
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2929
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 37
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 37
Essential Kanji Index: 79
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4305
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 878
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 37
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 46

Words

(しろ)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(しら)
white; unseasoned; undyed; unaltered; very much; precisely; playing dumb; unfeigned; honest; diligent
告白 (こくはく)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; profession of love; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
青馬 (あおうま)
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
白黒 (しろくろ)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
(はく)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white person; Caucasian; Belgium
白い (しろい)
white
紅白 (こうはく)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); Red and White singing contest; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
空白 (くうはく)
blank space; vacuum; space; null (NUL)
関白 (かんぱく)
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
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