しろ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Verb

しろ (shiro

  1. imperative of する
  2. (often following ) no matter; regardless of
    (なに)しろ
    nani shiro
    anyway; no matter what is the case
    (しっ)(ぱい)するしろやるだけことやる
    shippai suru ni shiro yaru dake no koto wa yaru
    I will try my best even if I were to fail.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しろ – see the following entries.
1
the color white
(by extension) innocence
(go) a white go stone
something unwritten
(colloquial) the white team in a 紅白 (kōhaku) group
(colloquial) an unlicensed prostitute
(colloquial) Short for (shirogane): silver
(colloquial) Synonym of (shio): salt
(colloquial) Short for 白書院 (shiroshoin): a specific kind of drawing room or study, using unpainted cedar wood with straight grain
a type of もつ焼き (motsuyaki) made from pig intestines
in the game of 人狼 (Jinrō, Werewolf; Mafia), one who is on the villagers' side
4
castle
3
(archaic) substitution
(archaic) price, cost, charge
(historical) shiro, a unit of land
(This term, しろ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しろ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しろ.)