How to say 'Black' in Japanese | 黒

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The Japanese word for Black is 'Kuro', written as 黒 in Japanese.'Black' in hiragana is くろ.

word

黒

Meaning

Black

Reading

くろ

kuro

Kanji

黒Black

Explanation

The Japanese noun '黒 (くろ)' means 'black'. It refers to the color black and is commonly used to describe objects, clothing, or anything that is black in color. For example: the cat is black「その猫は黒です」(そのねこはくろです). I like black clothes「私は黒い服が好きです」(わたしはくろいふくがすきです). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe something as being 'dark' or 'sinister' in a figurative sense, such as in '黒い噂 (くろいうわさ)' (dark rumors).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1561

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 黒

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

黒

Meaning

Black

Words Related to 黒 Through the Kanji 黒

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 黒 as well.

word

真っ黒

Meaning

Pitch black

word

黒い

Meaning

Black

word

黒板

Meaning

Blackboard

word

黒字

Meaning

Profit

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黒人

Meaning

Black person

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What does 'Kuro' (黒) mean?

'Kuro' means 'Black' .

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