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真っ白い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
しろ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ白い (kyūjitai)
真白い

Etymology

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Shift from older 真白い (mashiroi), with gemination as an excrescence to express emphasis. First cited to the Nippo Jisho of 1603.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(しろ) (masshiroi-i (adverbial ()(しろ) (masshiroku))

  1. completely white
    Antonym: 真っ黒い

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ 真っ白い”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN