How to say white in Japanese

JLPTN5
白★【しろshiro】

noun:

  • white ➜ 黒
  • innocence; innocent person
  • blank space
  • white go stone
  • white dragon tile - Mahjong term ➜ 白【はく】
  • skewered grilled pig intestine - Food term

Example Sentences

「どうかしたのdoukashitano？」とto小さいchiisai白いshiroiウサギUSAGIがga聞きましたkikimashita。
"What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.
あぁaa私watashiのno白いshiroiズボンZUBONがga！新しいatarashiiのにnoni。
Oh, my white pants! And they were new.
労働力roudouryokuのno４０パーセントPAASENTOはhaホワイトカラーHOWAITOKARAA労働者roudoushaでありdeari、そのsono大部分daibubunはha、退屈taikutsuでdeばかばかしいbakabakashiiデッチアゲDETCHIAGE仕事shigotoをwoしているshiteiru。
Forty percent of the workforce are white-collar workers, most of whom have some of the most tedious and idiotic jobs ever concocted.
クリントンKURINTON陣営jin'eiはha、両ryou州shuuでdeオバマOBAMAがga取ったtotta白人hakujin票hyouをwo取り崩そうtorikuzusouとto必死hisshiにniなったnatta。
The Clinton camp became desperate to eliminate the white votes Obama had got in both states.
なぜnaze、会社kaishaによってniyotte、ブルーカラーBURUUKARAAのno人hitoのnoほうhouがga、ホワイトカラーHOWAITOKARAAのno人hitoよりyori給料kyuuryouがgaいいiiのですnodesuかka？
Why are, depending on the company, blue-collar workers better paid than white-collar ones?

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