| 37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 65 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 79 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 73 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 44 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1362 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 37 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22678 | Morohashi |
| 3493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 37 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 37 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 242 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 46 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
白
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
- 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
- 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours
Kun reading compounds
- 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
- 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 白色 【しろいろ】 white
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 か、 はっ
- Korean:
- baeg, bae
Spanish
- blanco
Portuguese
- branco
French
- blanc
| 878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c1.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 767d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
442 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 味 【ミ】 (sense of) taste, counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
- 【ミ】 -ness (as in "sweetness"), -th (as in "warmth"), a touch of, a tinge of, place, alternating between ... and ..., sometimes ... and sometimes ...
- 厚み 【アツミ】 thickness, profundity, depth
- 加味 【カミ】 seasoning, flavoring, flavouring, addition, inclusion, taking into account
Kun reading compounds
- 味 【あじ】 flavor, flavour, taste, charm, appeal, uniqueness, attractiveness, experience, taste (e.g. of victory), smart, clever, witty, strange
- 味付け 【あじつけ】 seasoning, flavour, flavor
- 切れ味 【きれあじ】 sharpness, cutting ability, quickness (of wit), incisiveness, technical proficiency, skill, peppiness (of a ball)
- 下味 【したあじ】 seasoning of food
- 味わう 【あじわう】 to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish, to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest, to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain)
Readings
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- sabor
- gusto
- experiencia
Portuguese
- sabor
- gosto
French
- goût
- saveur
| 516 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 415 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 393 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 295 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 913 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 339 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 137 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 572 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 307 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 307 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 311 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 302 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 325 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 224 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3456 | Morohashi |
| 274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 766 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 219 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 233 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 169 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 315 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3764 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6509.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5473 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乾燥味噌 【カンソウミソ】 freeze-dried powdered miso (usu. salty), instant miso
- 西京味噌 【サイキョウミソ】 Kyoto-style miso, Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste (esp. used for pickling fish)
Readings
- Korean:
- jaeng, jeung
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 984 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 882 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 4303X | Morohashi |
| 873 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2177 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3d12.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 6806.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 564c | Unicode hex code |