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11 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 211 strokesRadical
On
コク
Kun
くろ・くろ(い)
Meaning
black

Origin

ORIGIN

The color blackened by soot from fire.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コク黒板・漆黒・暗黒
くろ黒・真っ黒・白黒
くろい黒い・黒さ・腹黒い

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 黒板こくばん

    blackboard

  • 真っ黒まっくろ

    pitch black

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

黒い ねこを 見ました。

I saw a black cat.

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