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whiten in Japanese

whiten in Japanese is 白くする, 白くなる, 白ばむ — whiten means to make something white or whiter, or to become that way, often by bleaching.

whiten in Japanese

白くする
verb
(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
白くなる
verb
(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
白ばむ
verb
(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
白む
verb
Pronounced: shiramu
(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
白める
verb
(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

What does "whiten" mean?

  1. verb To make something white or whiter, or to become that way, often by bleaching.
    "Age had whitened his hair."
  2. verb To make a repeated block cipher more secure by mixing the data with parts of the key at each round.
  3. verb To adjust data so that its variables are no longer correlated and each has the same variance.
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whiten in a sentence

  • Age had whitened his hair.
  • The trees in spring whiten with blossoms.

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What is "whiten" in Japanese?
"whiten" in Japanese is 白くする, 白くなる, 白ばむ. whiten means: To make something white or whiter, or to become that way, often by bleaching.
Are there other ways to say "whiten" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 5 translations listed for "whiten": 白くする, 白くなる, 白ばむ, 白む, 白める.
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