Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 黒い(くろい) in Japanese

黒い
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
くろい
Romaji
kuroi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    black
    Example sentence
    黒い天使は、その漆黒の大きく広げてへと舞い上がる The black angel spread those jet-black wings wide and flew up into the sky.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    dark
    Example sentence
    背景して黒く見えた The trees looked black against the sky.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    illicit; wicked; underground
    Example sentence
    彼女黒い She is dark-skinned.

Examples of 黒い, くろい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

11 strokes

black

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: くろ, くろ.ずむ, くろ.い

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