単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,028 most used

黒い

くろい2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

black

ITS KANJI

黒blackread くろ here19 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

The Japanese have dark eyes.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Is the water in the Black Sea actually black?

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

black

い-adjective

TANGOYA ASKS

2

dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin)

い-adjective

3

suspicious; criminal; illicit

い-adjective

4

darkened and dirty; sooty; covered in dirt

い-adjective

5

evil; wicked; black-hearted

い-adjective

6

inauspicious; ill-boding; unlucky

い-adjective

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,028 most used

Written黒い only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium