01
黒い
くろい
black
Meanings
- black
Readings
Onyomi
- コク
Kunyomi
- くろ
- くろ.ずむ
- くろ.い
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Useful words
02
黒板
こくばん
blackboard
03
真っ黒
まっくろ
pitch black
04
白黒
しろくろ
black and white
05
黒猫
くろねこ
black cat
06
黒髪
くろかみ
black hair
Compare Kanji
01白Pair96%whiteBlack and white create the clearest color contrast for memorizing 黒.02赤Meaning74%red赤 keeps 黒 inside the basic color set while offering a warm visual contrast.03青Meaning72%blue, greenBlue-green 青 is another core color, helpful for sorting 黒 among color kanji.04墨Component88%black ink, India inkInk in 墨 contains 黒, making the blackness concrete and visible.05炭Meaning68%charcoal, coal炭 supplies a tangible black object connected with fire and burning.06闇Meaning66%get dark, gloomDarkness in 闇 is not a color word, but it deepens the shadow side of 黒.