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白い (shiroi)
A1 adjective
🇬🇧 English: white
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意味

🇯🇵 Japanese
adjective

白色である様子。 しろい 参照.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The colour of snow or milk. White reflects all visible light and is the lightest colour.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a white shirt', or after verbs: 'the snow is white'. Common collocations: white lie (a harmless lie), white noise, white wine, egg white.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

White is traditionally associated with purity and peace in English-speaking cultures. Brides often wear white at weddings. A 'white flag' means surrender. A 'white lie' is a small, harmless lie told to avoid hurting someone.

例文

男性は白い服を着ている。(Dansei wa shiroi fuku o kite iru.)

"男性は白い服を着ている。(Dansei wa shiroi fuku o kite iru.)"

🇬🇧 "The man is wearing white clothes."

雲は白く、空は青い。(Kumo wa shiroku, sora wa aoi.)

"雲は白く、空は青い。(Kumo wa shiroku, sora wa aoi.)"

🇬🇧 "The clouds are white and the sky is blue."

穴埋め問題 🇯🇵 Japanese

男性は___服を着ている。(Dansei wa shiroi fuku o kite iru.)

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