JLPT N2 · Noun

白髪 (shiraga)

白髪 (しらが, shiraga) is a Japanese noun meaning “white hair; grey hair”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しらが
Romaji: shiraga
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

white hair; grey hair; gray hair · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

父の髪は白髪交じりになった。

My father's hair has become streaked with gray.

Tatoeba #84797

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 白髪

白

whiteハク・ビャク・しろ・しら- · 5 strokes

髪

hair of the headハツ・かみ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 白髪.

白しろwhite白いしろいwhite面白いおもしろいinteresting青白いあおじろいpale真っ白まっしろpure white告白こくはくconfession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.)白状はくじょうconfession明白めいはくobvious蛋白質たんぱくしつprotein髪かみhair (on the head)髪の毛かみのけhair (on the head)

Source: JMdict entry 1583050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.