JLPT N4 · 11 strokes
Kanji 黒: "black"
The kanji 黒 means "black". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read コク in on'yomi and くろ, くろ.ずむ, くろ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くろくろ.ずむくろ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | black |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 573 of 2,501 |
Common words with 黒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 黒いblack · dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin)
- 黒black · black stone
- 黒髪cheveux noirs
- 真っ黒pitch-black; jet-black; black · strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt
- 漆黒pitch-black; jet-black
- 暗黒darkness
- 赤黒いdark red; dark brown; reddish brown
- 黒幕black curtain · wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator; éminence grise
- 黒板blackboard
- どす黒いdarkish; dusky; dark; murky
- 目を白黒させるto be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
- 黒々in deep black; in jet black
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