Entry
  1. Noun

    termite; white ant

    Usually written using kana alone

    彼はシロアリを退治する計画を考案しようとした。
    He tried to devise a plan for getting rid of termites.

Also written 白あり【しろあり】白アリ【しろあり】

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Characters in this word

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white

Kun
しろしら-しろ.い
On
ハクビャク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
483 of 2500
Radical
white
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あきはっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
4c1.3The Kanji Dictionary
2600.0Four corner code
878deroo
767dUnicode hex code
1-39-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3095Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3863New Nelson (John Haig)
3493New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4305Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2175Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2929Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
37Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
37Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
266A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
216Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
79Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22678Morohashi
65A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
205Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
205Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
37sakade
73Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
53henshall3
46Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
242crowley
44Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1362Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
37Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bai2Pinyin reading
baeg, baeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
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ant

Kun
あり
On
Strokes
19
Radical
insect

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (13)
CodeReference
1-6-13SKIP code
6d13.6The Kanji Dictionary
5815.3Four corner code
87fbUnicode hex code
1-21-34JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4196Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5397New Nelson (John Haig)
2686Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2726Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2804Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33672Morohashi
yi3Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading