็ฝ
JLPT N5
White
Readings
Onโyomi: ใใฏ (haku)
Kunโyomi: ใใ, ใใ (shiro, shira)
ใใ (shiro) โ white
ใใ (shira) โ often used in compounds or adjectives
Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
็ฝ
ใใ
white
็ฝใ
ใใใ
white (adj)
็ฝ็ด
ใฏใใ
blank paper
็ฝ็ฑณ
ใฏใใพใ
white rice
้ข็ฝใ
ใใใใใ
interesting
Example Sentences
็ฝใ็ดใงใใ
ใใใ ใใฟใงใใ
It is white paper.
็ฝใๆใ็ใพใใ
ใใใ ใตใใ ใใพใใ
I wear white clothes.
็ฝ็ดใซๆปใใพใใ
ใฏใใใซ ใใฉใใพใใ
I return it to a blank state.
็ฝ็ฑณใ้ฃในใพใใ
ใฏใใพใใ ใในใพใใ
I eat white rice.
้ข็ฝใ่ฉฑใงใใ
ใใใใใ ใฏใชใใงใใ
It is an interesting story.
Cultural Note
็ฝ (white) carries important symbolic meanings in Japan:
1. Purity and cleanliness:
o White represents purity, innocence, and cleanliness.
o Used in Shinto rituals, weddings, and ceremonial garments.
2. Mourning:
o White can also symbolize death and mourning, especially in funerals.
3. Common symbolism:
o White is associated with new beginnings, e.g., ็ฝ็ด (blank paper) for a fresh start.
4. Idioms / expressions:
o ็ฝ้ปใฏใฃใใ (ใใใใ ใฏใฃใใ) โ โclearly black or white,โ meaning clear distinction.
o ็ฝ็พฝใฎ็ข (ใใใฏ ใฎ ใ) โ โwhite-feathered arrow,โ meaning chosen person for a task.
1. Purity and cleanliness:
o White represents purity, innocence, and cleanliness.
o Used in Shinto rituals, weddings, and ceremonial garments.
2. Mourning:
o White can also symbolize death and mourning, especially in funerals.
3. Common symbolism:
o White is associated with new beginnings, e.g., ็ฝ็ด (blank paper) for a fresh start.
4. Idioms / expressions:
o ็ฝ้ปใฏใฃใใ (ใใใใ ใฏใฃใใ) โ โclearly black or white,โ meaning clear distinction.
o ็ฝ็พฝใฎ็ข (ใใใฏ ใฎ ใ) โ โwhite-feathered arrow,โ meaning chosen person for a task.