Moji Ninja

黒 — black

黒 means “black”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: コク (koku). Kun'yomi: くろ(い) (kuroi). You'll see it in words such as 黒い (kuroi, “black”).

黒
Stroke order of 黒
Meaning
black
On'yomi
コク (koku)
Kun'yomi
くろ(い) (kuroi)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N4 · set Colours & light

How to remember 黒

A village (里) over a fire (灬): soot everywhere, black.

Parts: 里 village · 灬 fire

Words with 黒

WordReadingMeaning
黒いくろい kuroi kunblack
黒くろ kuro kunblack

Example sentences

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Colours & light” set

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