Word Meaning 白々しい

しらじらしい shirajirashii

白々しい is read as しらじらしい (shirajirashii) and means pure white.

Meaning

English

  1. pure white
  2. very clear
  3. with feigned ignorance
  4. pretending not to know
  5. disingenuous
  6. barefaced (e.g. lie)
  7. transparent
  8. obvious (insincerity)

Reading

Kana

しらじらしい

Romaji

shirajirashii

Writing Variants

  • 白白しい しらじらしい shirajirashii

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 139476 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

白い

しろい

white

白村江の戦い

はくそんこうのたたかい

Battle of Baekgang (663)

白人

はくじん

unlicensed prostitute

白書

はくしょ

white paper (government report)

しろ

blank space

白バイ

しろばい

motorcycle police

白子

しらこ

albino

白む

しらむ

to grow light

白日

はくじつ

bright sunshine

白水

しろみず

color of water after washing rice (colour)

白木

しらき

plain wood

白衣

しろぎぬ

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

Example Sentences

2

He is lying through his teeth.

How dare you tell such a barefaced lie?