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黒

Kanji 黒: meaning "black", readings, stroke order

The kanji 黒 means "black". On'yomi: コク; kun'yomi: くろ、くろい. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
black
On'yomi
コク
Kun'yomi
くろくろい
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
黑 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 黒

  • 黒い くろい — Black
  • 黒 くろ — black
  • 黒板 こくばん — blackboard
  • 真っ黒 まっくろ — pitch black
  • 黒字 くろじ — balance (figure) in the black

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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