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How to say 'Blank paper' in Japanese | 白紙

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The Japanese word for Blank paper is 'Hakushi', written as 白紙 in Japanese.'Blank paper' in hiragana is はくし.

word

白紙

Meaning

Blank paper

Reading

はくし

hakushi

Kanji

白White 紙Paper

Explanation

The Japanese noun '白紙 (はくし)' literally means 'blank paper'. It is often used metaphorically to describe a situation or state that is 'blank' or 'unwritten', such as starting something from scratch or resetting a plan. For example: Let's start from a blank slate「白紙から始めましょう」(はくしからはじめましょう). The proposal was returned to a blank state「提案は白紙に戻された」(ていあんははくしにもどされた). This word can also refer to literal blank paper, as in: Please write on this blank paper「この白紙に書いてください」(このはくしにかいてください).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5993

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 白紙

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

白

Meaning

White

kanji

紙

Meaning

Paper

Words Related to 白紙 Through the Kanji 白

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 白 as well.

word

面白い

Meaning

Interesting, Funny

word

白い

Meaning

White

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真っ白

Meaning

Pure white

word

白

Meaning

White

word

青白い

Meaning

Pale

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告白

Meaning

Confession

word

白髪

Meaning

Gray hair

word

白人

Meaning

White person

word

明白

Meaning

Clear, Obvious

word

白菜

Meaning

Napa cabbage

word

白線

Meaning

White line

Words Related to 白紙 Through the Kanji 紙

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 紙 as well.

word

紙

Meaning

Paper

word

手紙

Meaning

Letter

word

原稿用紙

Meaning

Manuscript

word

包み紙

Meaning

Wrapping

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