白|しろshiro[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectivewhite
2. nouninnocence; innocent person
3. nounblank space
4. noun, gowhite stone
5. noun, mahjongwhite dragon tile
6. noun, foodskewered grilled pig intestine

• SynonymホワイトNeutralLoanword, used mostly in compounds such as 「ホワイトボード」 and 「ホワイトデー」; can also mean correction fluid.
• Synonym白色しろいろNeutralRefers to the color white, essentially interchangeable with 「白」 but stressing the color itself, as in 「白色の服」; 「白」 also covers innocence and blank space.
• Related白みしろみNeutralA whitish tinge or degree of whiteness, as in 「白みがかった色」; it can name a white color too, but typically describes how white something looks.
• Related白さNeutralA noun for the degree of whiteness, as in 「肌の白さ」; it centers on how white something is rather than naming the color itself.
• Antonym黒くろNeutralThe opposite of 「白」: black, and figuratively guilt or a guilty person, just as 「白」 can suggest innocence.

Use 「白」 by default for white, innocence or blank space. For the color itself say 「白色」, for degree of whiteness 「白さ」, and 「白み」 for a whitish tinge. 「ホワイト」 appears mainly in compounds; 「黒」 is the opposite, black or guilt.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. (しろ) 色いろの名な。
2. （白耳義べるぎーの第だい1字じ）ベルギーを意味いみする語ごを作つくる。
3. （白しろナンバーの略りゃく）無許可むきょか営業えいぎょうを意味いみする語ごを作つくる。