Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
しろ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ白 (kyūjitai)
真白
まっ白

Etymology edit

From 真っ (ma'-, truly) +‎ (shiro, white).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

()(しろ) (masshiro-na (adnominal ()(しろ) (masshiro na), adverbial ()(しろ) (masshiro ni))

  1. pure white, snow-white, perfectly white

Inflection edit

Noun edit

()(しろ) (masshiro

  1. pure whiteness

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN