真っ白

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 白
ま
Grade: 3
しろ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ白 (kyūjitai)
真白
まっ白

Etymology

From 真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 白 (shiro, “white”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まっし​ろ [màsshíꜜrò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɕːiɾo̞]

Adjective

真(ま)っ白(しろ) • (masshiro) -na (adnominal 真(ま)っ白(しろ)な (masshiro na), adverbial 真(ま)っ白(しろ)に (masshiro ni))

  1. pure white, snow-white, perfectly white

Inflection

Noun

真(ま)っ白(しろ) • (masshiro) 

  1. pure whiteness

See also

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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