黒 Kanji – black
The Japanese kanji 黒 can mean black.
Meaning and Readings
How is 黒 read?
黒 has the onyomi reading コク and the kunyomi readings くろ, くろずむ, くろい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as koku, kuro, kurozumu, kuroi.
Common Japanese Words Using 黒
These common Japanese words contain 黒. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 黒(くろ) — black
- 黒い(くろい) — black
- 黒い霧(くろいきり) — thick fog (of suspicion), black veil of secrecy, covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
- 黒っぽい(くろっぽい) — dark, blackish
- 黒鉛(こくえん) — graphite
- 黒海(こっかい) — Black Sea
- 黒子(ほくろ) — mole, lentigo, beauty mark, beauty spot
- 黒字(くろじ) — (being in) the black, surplus
- 黒色(くろいろ) — black (colour, color)
- 黒人(こくじん) — black person
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