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黒
black
N4On: こくKun: くろ、くろい
Memory Aid
The kanji for BLACK looks like a chimney with smoke rising from a fire, leaving behind dark soot. The top part suggests an exhaust, and the bottom a source of heat.
'コク' — sounds like 'coke', a black, carbonized substance. Think of 'coke' being BLACK.
Vocabulary
黒いくろいblack (adjective)
黒くろblack (noun)
白黒しろくろblack and white
黒板こくばんblackboard
黒猫くろねこblack cat
Example Sentences
この猫は黒いです。
This cat is black.
私は黒い服を着ています。
I am wearing black clothes.
私の好きな色は黒です。
My favorite color is black.
先生は黒板に漢字を書きました。
The teacher wrote kanji on the blackboard.