黒
black
Grade Level
Grade 2
Stroke Count
11 strokes
Radical
黑部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
コク
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
くろ, くろずむ, くろい
Nanori (Name Reading)
くろ
Common Readings
コク, くろ, くろ…い
Example Vocabulary
黒い
くろい
black
黒
くろ
black
黒髪
くろかみ
black hair
漆黒
しっこく
jet black, pitch black
真っ黒
まっくろ
pitch black, deep black
暗黒
あんこく
darkness, pitch darkness
黒幕
くろまく
mastermind, wire-puller
赤黒い
あかぐろい
dark red, reddish black
黒板
こくばん
blackboard
目を白黒させる
めをしろくろさせる
to be shocked, to be flabbergasted, to roll one's eyes in surprise
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