白色|しろいろshiroiro[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjectivewhite
- 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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