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    3. 黒い

    黒い

    黒くろい​

    black

    N5KMT8News #18+1CoreAdjectiveArt & DesignKanji Vocab13 strokes

    くろい

    Adjective

    1.
    black
    2.
    dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin)
    3.
    suspicious, criminal, illicit
    4.
    darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt
    5.
    evil, wicked, black-hearted
    6.
    inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky

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    彼かの女じょは黒くろいドレスを着きている。

    She is wearing a black dress.

    KMT3Fashion & BeautyDaily Life
    彼かれの顔かおは日ひ焼やけで真まっ黒くろい。

    His face is completely tanned from the sun.

    KMT7Daily LifeNature & Environment
    その政せい治じ家かの黒くろい噂うわさが絶たえない。

    The dark rumors about that politician never cease.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    日に本ほん画がでは、墨すみの黒くろい色いろ合あいが重じゅう要ような表ひょう現げん手しゅ段だんとなる。

    In Japanese painting, the black shades of ink become an important means of expression.

    KMT9Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    彼かれの心こころには黒くろい感かん情じょうが渦うず巻まいていた。

    Dark emotions swirled in his heart.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyLiterature

    Characters that make up this word

    黒
    くろ・くろ.ずむ・くろ.い…(1)
    black
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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