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黒 kanji — Black | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

黒

Black

11 strokes

On readings 音読み

こく

Kun readings 訓読み

くろ、くろ.ずむ、くろ.い

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Black

Words using 黒

黒くろblackN5 黒いくろいblackN5 黒板こくばんblackboardN3 真っ黒まっくろpitch blackN2 黒字くろじbalance (figure) in the blackN1 黒衣こくいblack clothes 黒煙こくえんblack smoke 暗黒あんこくdarkness 大黒柱だいこくばしらcentral pillar (of a building)黒人こくじんblack person 黒っぽいくろっぽいdark 黒鉛こくえんgraphite

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