白色|しろいろshiroiro[0]heiban (flat)

Common
はくしょくhakushoku[0]heiban (flat)
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivewhite
    スミス夫妻ふさいは家いえを白色はくしょくに塗ぬってもらってた。↗
    The Smiths had their house painted white.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymホワイトNeutralLoanword for white, mostly in product and color names such as 「ホワイトボード」; carries a stylish, fashionable feel.
  • Synonym白しろNeutralThe everyday, most common word for white; it can also mean innocence. 「白色」 is for stating the color itself.
  • Related白みしろみNeutralRefers to a whitish look or degree of appearing white, as in 「白みがかった」; stresses a whitish tinge rather than the color itself.
  • Related白さNeutralThe degree of whiteness, as in 「肌の白さ」 or 「雪の白さ」; 「白色」 is simply the name of the color itself.
  • Antonym黒色くろいろNeutralBlack; the direct opposite of 「白色」.

Use 「白色」 when naming or stating the color, as in 「白色の車」. In everyday speech say 「白」; product and color names favor 「ホワイト」. For degree of whiteness use 「白さ」, for a whitish tinge 「白み」. The opposite is 「黒色」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 白しろい色いろ。
  2. 革命かくめいに対抗たいこうする行動こうどうや勢力せいりょく。特とくに、(共産主義きょうさんしゅぎ・社会主義しゃかいしゅぎ勢力せいりょくに対たいして)資本主義しほんしゅぎ勢力せいりょく。
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