黒 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「黒」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「黒」
- On
- コクこく · koku
- Kun
- くろ・くろ(い)kuro · kuro(i)
- Meaning
- black
Stroke order
Origin
The color blackened by soot from fire.
Readings and examples
| Onコクこくkoku | 黒板こくばん漆黒しっこく暗黒あんこく |
|---|---|
| Kunくろkuro | 黒くろ真っ黒まっくろ白黒しろくろ |
| Kunくろいkuroi | 黒いくろい黒さくろさ腹黒いはらぐろい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 黒板こくばん
blackboard
- 真っ黒まっくろ
pitch black
- 大黒柱だいこくばしら
- 漆黒しっこく
- 黒痣ほくろ
Example
黒い ねこを 見ました。
I saw a black cat.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)