Translation guide
The color white, and related concepts like blankness, innocence, and fairness.
Describing something that is white in color.
The most common adjective for 'white'. Used for objects, animals, etc.
The noun 'white'. Often used in compound words or as a color name.
白は清潔なイメージがある。
White has a clean image.
Loanword from English, used in specific contexts like product names or fashion.
ホワイトチョコレートが好きです。
I like white chocolate.
Describing something that is blank, empty, or unfilled.
Literally 'white paper', used for a blank sheet or a clean slate.
答案を白紙で出した。
I handed in a blank answer sheet.
A blank space or gap, often in forms or documents.
Describing someone or something as innocent, pure, or untainted.
Innocence, especially in a moral or legal sense. Often used to prove one's innocence.
彼の潔白が証明された。
His innocence was proven.
Pure white, often used symbolically for purity (e.g., wedding dresses).
Referring to a person of Caucasian ethnicity.
Standard term for a white person. Can be used neutrally.
彼は白人です。
He is white.
Literally 'white person', more descriptive and less formal than 白人.
あの白い人は観光客だ。
That white person is a tourist.
The player or side using white pieces.
While 白い人 is understandable, 白人 is the standard term for white people. 白い人 can sound overly descriptive or even unnatural in some contexts.
白 is a noun (the color white), while 白い is an adjective (white). Use 白い to describe something as white, and 白 for the color itself or in compounds.
空白を埋めてください。
Please fill in the blanks.
Idiom meaning 'to look at someone coldly' (literally 'with white eyes').
彼は遅刻して、みんなに白い目で見られた。
He was late and everyone gave him a cold stare.
純白のウェディングドレス
a pure white wedding dress
白石を打つ。
Play a white stone.