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黒 — black

くろい黒 black

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes color

U+9ED2 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #573 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #174 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

black

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くろ・ぐろ kuro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

黒(くろ) い kuroi black 黒(くろ) kuro black 黒(くろ) 字(じ) kuroji surplus 黒(くろ) 田(だ) kuroda Kuroda (surname) 目(め) 黒(ぐろ) meguro Meguro (place in Tokyo) 白(しろ) 黒(くろ) shirokuro black and white 真(まっ) っ黒(くろ) makkuro pitch black

こく koku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

黒(こく) 人(じん) kokujin Black person 暗(あん) 黒(こく) ankoku darkness 黒(こく) 板(ばん) kokuban blackboard

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さと里 village #166

灬 fire dots

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だまる黙 silence すみ墨 black ink

Compound ideograph (会意). 里 (village/mile) over 灬 (fire dots). Soot darkened by fire — black.

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#203 黑 black

黒 — black

Meanings

word

くろ・ぐろ kuro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こく koku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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黒 — black

Meanings

word

くろ ・ぐろ kuro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こく koku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (2)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

くろ・ぐろ kuro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).