Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 白身(しろみ) in Japanese

白身
Kana Reading
しろみ
Romaji
shiromi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    white of egg
    Example sentence
    卵の白身はゆでれば固まります。 You can set the white of an egg by boiling it.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    white meat; sapwood
    Example sentence
    私は卵の白身が好きです。 I like the white of an egg.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    white-fleshed fish for sushi and sashimi (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)

Examples of 白身, しろみ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

白 JLPT 5

5 strokes

white

On'Yomi: ハク, ビャク

Kun'Yomi: しろ, しら-, しろ.い

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身 JLPT 2

7 strokes

somebody, person, one's station in life

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: み

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