Word Meaning 白々

しらじら shirajira

白々 is read as しらじら (shirajira) and means growing light (e.g. at dawn).

Meaning

English

  1. growing light (e.g. at dawn)
  2. pale
  3. appearing dumb
  4. talking in an obvious way

Reading

Kana

しらじら

Romaji

shirajira

Writing Variants

  • 白々 しらしら shirashira
  • 白白 しらしら shirashira
  • 白白 しらじら shirajira

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 138073 Priority V

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白書

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白バイ

しろばい

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白子

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白む

しらむ

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白水

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白木

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白衣

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