黒

How to remember it

The kanji 黒 looks like soot smudging a window frame — think dark "coal."

Example sentences

• 黒が好きです。

  くろがすきです。

  I like black.

• 黒と白の猫がいます。

  くろとしろのねこがいます。

  There is a black and white cat.

Usage

As a noun it means the color black; to describe a thing, use the adjective 黒い.

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