白い花
shiroi hana
The English phrase "white flower" is translated into Japanese as 白い花 (shiroi hana).
白い花 is used to describe a flower that has a white color.
Which one should you use?
The expression 白色の花 is a formal alternative that specifically emphasizes the color element itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Japanese, the adjective shiroi directly precedes the noun hana to modify it.
How do you pronounce it?
shiroi hana
Did you know?
- In Japanese culture, 白い花 are often associated with death and funerals, particularly white chrysanthemums. While white flowers are pure in the West, giving them as a general gift can be seen as a bad omen.
- The word 花 can refer not only to a botanical 'flower' but also to a 'flower' of something else, such as the 'flower' of a person's youth or the peak of a trend.
- If you were describing a flower that is 'whitish' rather than purely white, you would change the phrase to 白っぽい花, adding the suffix っぽい to express a sense of approximation.
Examples in context
- 庭に白い花が咲いています。Niwa ni shiroi hana ga saite imasu.White flowers are blooming in the garden.
- あの白い花の名前は何ですか？Ano shiroi hana no namae wa nan desu ka?What is the name of that white flower?
- 白い花はとても綺麗ですね。Shiroi hana wa totemo kirei desu ne.The white flowers are very beautiful, aren't they?
Example conversation
Yui and Yota are walking through a park.
- 結衣 Yui見て！あそこにきれいな白い花があるよ。Mite! Asoko ni kireina shiroi hana ga aru yo.Look! There is a beautiful white flower over there.
- 陽太 Yota本当だ。とてもいい香りだね。Hontō da. Totemo ii kaori da ne.You're right. It has a very nice scent.
- 結衣 Yui白い花は清潔感があっていいよね。Shiroi hana wa seiketsukan ga atte ii yo ne.White flowers are nice because they look so clean.
- 陽太 Yotaそうだね。僕も大好きだよ。Sō da ne. Boku mo daisuki da yo.I agree. I love them too.
