Word Meaning 白州

しらす shirasu

白州 is read as しらす (shirasu) and means area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles.

Meaning

English

area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
gravel separating a noh stage from the audience
white sandbar
white sandbank

Reading

Kana

しらす

Romaji

shirasu

Writing Variants

白洲しらす shirasu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 20722 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お白州

おしらす

court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand

白衣

しろぎぬ

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

白菜

はくさい

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)

白線

はくせん

linea alba (anot.)

白玉

しらたま

rice flour dumpling

白雲

しらくも

white clouds

白身

しろみ

egg white

白血病

はっけつびょう

leukemia

白星

しろぼし

victory mark

白血球

はっけっきゅう

white blood cell

白羽

しらは

white feather

白粉

おしろい

(face) powder

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