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Kanji for White
The kanji for “white” is 白, read haku and written in 5 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
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Pure white; a fresh, clean start.
Shiromuku is a traditional pure white bridal kimono in Shinto weddings, symbolizing the bride's purity and new beginning.
5 strokes On reading ハク、ビャク (haku, byaku) Kun reading しろ、しら、しろい (shiro, shira, shiroi) JLPT N4
Dictionary meanings: white
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shira, shiro, haku, byaku
In Japan it appears in about 263 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 白: Drusilla 道瑠白 · Priscila 風里寿白 · Priscilla 風里白
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