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真っ黒 (まっくろ): pitch black — Japanese vocabulary

真っ黒 is read まっくろ and means "pitch black". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

真っ黒

Reading
まっくろ · makkuro
Translation
pitch black
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
まっくろが

Example

あーあ、トーストが真っ黒に焦げてしまっているよ。

あーあ、トーストがまっくろにこげてしまっているよ。

Oh, the toast is burned black.

Kanji in this word

  • 真 — truth, real
  • 黒 — black

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