ホワイト (howaito) means “white” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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店員さんに勧められて、ホワイトの靴を買いました。ten in sa n ni susu me ra re te ho wa i to no kutsu o ka i ma shi ta

I bought white shoes after the clerk recommended them.

Describes the light, achromatic color seen in snow, milk, and other pale surfaces.

白shiro: The basic Japanese noun for the color white.

明るく、ほかの色みを帯びていない、雪や紙などの色。aka ru ku ho ka no iro mi o o bi te i na i yuki ya kami na do no iro

ホワイト (howaito) was borrowed from English white; the English word traces back to Old English hwīt, a word for a bright or white color.

Japanese uses ホワイト (howaito) for the color white, but 白 (shiro) is usually the more basic choice in simple everyday descriptions.