Kanji

黒

black

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

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 sentences

黒い くろい
彼女 黒い ドレス 着ている

She is wearing a black dress.

不吉 ふきつ
黒い 横切る 不吉な 予兆 信じられている

It is believed that a black cat crossing in front of you is an ominous sign.

くろ
いつも 着ている

He always wears black clothes.

交ざる まざる
交ざる 灰色 なる

When white and black are mixed, they become gray.

黒髪 くろかみ
彼女 まで 届く ような 美しい 黒髪 持っている

She has beautiful black hair that reaches her waist.

漆黒 しっこく
漆黒 月光 映えている

Her jet-black hair shines beautifully in the moonlight.

纏う まとう
彼女 漆黒 ドレス 纏い パーティー 会場 向かった

She donned a jet-black dress and headed to the party venue.

真っ黒 まっくろ
一日中 遊んでいた ので 真っ黒 日焼け した

Since I played at the sea all day, my skin got a pitch-black tan.

焦げる こげる
焼き魚 真っ黒 焦げてしまった

The grilled fish was burnt black.

暗黒 あんこく
宇宙 大部分 いまだに 暗黒 包まれている

The majority of the universe is still shrouded in the mystery of darkness.

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