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    3. 白黒

    白黒

    白しろ黒くろ

    black and white

    KMT8News #18+1Core ConceptsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    しろくろ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    black and white, monochrome

    Noun

    2.
    good and evil, right and wrong, guilt and innocence

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    この写しゃ真しんは白しろ黒くろです。

    This photo is black and white.

    KMT4Art & DesignDaily Life
    彼かれは物もの事ごとを白しろ黒くろはっきりさせたがる。

    He likes to make things black and white (clear-cut).

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    白しろ黒くろ映えい画がには独どく特とくの美うつくしさがある。

    Black and white films have a unique beauty.

    KMT8Art & DesignMusic & Entertainment
    どちらが正ただしいか、白しろ黒くろつけるのは難むずかしい問もん題だいだ。

    It's a difficult problem to determine who is right or wrong.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    人じん生せいは白しろ黒くろだけでは語かたれない、複ふく雑ざつなものだ。

    Life is complex and cannot be described in just black and white terms.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychologyphilosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    白
    しろ・しら-・しろ.い…(5)
    white
    黒
    くろ・くろ.ずむ・くろ.い…(1)
    black
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