Japanese Conversation · Level 26
90 words
Japanese word
白色
Pronunciation
Romajishiroiro
Meaning
- nounwhite
Example
白色の絵の具を使います。shiro iro no e no gu o tsuka i ma su
I use white paint.
More examples
この部屋は白色を基調にしています。ko no heya wa shiro iro o ki chō ni shi te i ma su
This room is mainly white.
Core concept
Treats white as a color category or surface quality that can be identified and discussed.
Common phrases
白色光shiro iro hikari
white light
白色の壁shiro iro no kabe
white wall
Similar words
白shiro: The color white, or a white surface quality.
Definition in Japanese
白に当たる色。shiro ni a ta ru iro
Word origin
白色 (hakushoku) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 白 (haku, "white") and 色 (shoku, "color"), together denoting the color white.
Usage tips
- 白い (shiroi) is the usual everyday form, whereas 白色 (hakushoku) appears more often in formal or technical descriptions of color.
Opposites
- 黒色kuroiroblacknoun
Related words
- 白色化hakushokukawhiteningnoun