白 (Shiro) is a Japanese noun meaning “white, innocence, innocent person, blank space”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounwhite
- nouninnocence; innocent person
- nounblank space
- nounwhite stone
- nounwhite dragon tile
- nounskewered grilled pig intestine
Examples
紺屋の白袴。
The dyer wears white.
白は純潔の象徴である。
The color white is a symbol of purity.
犬は白と黒との区別がつく。
The dog knows black from white.
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