“Black” or “Dark” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “黒”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “黒” means “Dirty”, “Immoral” or “Evil” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “黒”
Jouyou Kanji “黒” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 11 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | こく(koku) |
| Kun-Yomi | くろ(kuro) |
| くろ(い)(kuro(i)) | |
| Meanings | Black |
| Dark, Dirty | |
| Bad, Wrong, Immoral, Evil | |
| Silly |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “黒”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 黒髪(くろかみ-ku ro ka mi) | Black hair |
| 黒木(くろき-ku ro ki) | ① Lumber with bark, Unbarked lumber, ② Firewood which steamed black within a furnace |
| 黒酒(くろき-ku ro ki) | Black sake (presented as an offering to the gods) |
| 黒雲(くろくも-ku ro ku mo) | Dark cloud, Black cloud |
| 黒子(くろこ-ku ro ko) | A stagehand dressed in black who assists the actors in various ways during the performance |
| 黒子(ほくろ-ho ku ro) | Mole |
| 黒米(くろごめ-ku ro go me) | Unpolished rice, Unmilled rice, Brown rice |
| 黒字(くろじ-ku ro ji) | ① In the black (Profitable state), ② Letters written in black |
| 黒潮(くろしお-ku ro shi o) | Kuroshio Current, Black Stream |
| 黒装束(くろしょうぞく-ku ro sho u zo ku) | Dressed in black, Wearing black clothing from head to feet |
| 黒土(くろつち or こくど-ku ro tsu chi (or) ko ku do) | Black soil, Fertile soil |
| 黒船(くろぶね-ku ro bu ne) | Black ships (Battle ships which came to Japan in the end of Edo era from Western countries) |
| 黒穂(くろほ-ku ro ho) | Smut (Black ears of wheat) |
| 黒星(くろぼし-ku ro bo shi) | ① Black spot, Black dot, ② A black circle that represents a loss on the sumo chart, Loss, Fail |
| 黒幕(くろまく-ku ro ma ku) | Behind-the-scenes fixer, Behind-the-scenes player, Black curtain, Mastermind behind the scene, Wirepuller |
| 黒松(くろまつ-ku ro ma tsu) | Black pine |
| 黒目(くろめ-ku ro me) | Iris and pupil of the eye |
| 黒文字(くろもじ-ku ro mo ji) | ① Lindera umbellata (Deciduous shrubs of the family Lauraceae), ② Black characters, Black text |
| 黒焼き(くろやき-ku ro ya ki) | ① Charring, Something charred, ② Traditional medicine made from charred ingredients |
| 黒山(くろやま-ku ro ya ma) | Large crowd, Mass of people |
| 黒枠(くろわく-ku ro wa ku) | Black-edges, Mourning-borders |
| 黒暗々(こくあんあん-ko ku a n a n) | Black as ink |
| 黒衣(こくい-ko ku i) | Black garment, Black clothes, Black dress |
| 黒鉛(こくえん-ko ku e n) | Graphite, Black lead |
| 黒死病(こくしびょう-ko ku shi byo u) | Black death, Black plague, Pest |
| 黒人(こくじん-ko ku ji n) | Black person, African American |
| 黒炭(こくたん-ko ku ta n) | Black charcoal, Soft charcoal |
| 黒檀(こくたん-ko ku ta n) | Ebony wood, Blackwood |
| 黒点(こくてん-ko ku te n) | ① Sunspot, ② Black spot, Dark spot |
| 黒板(こくばん-ko ku ba n) | Blackboard, Chalkboard |
| 黒白(こくびゃく-ko ku bya ku) | Monochrome, Black and white, Right and wrong |
| 黒曜石(こくようせき-ko ku yo u se ki) | Obsidian |
| 暗黒(あんこく-a n ko ku) | Darknes, Blackness |
| 漆黒(しっこく-shi kko ku) | Jet‐coal‐black, Pitch black |
| 純黒(じゅんこく-ju n ko ku) | Jet‐coal‐black, Pitch black |
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