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    3. 黒

    黒

    黒くろ

    black

    N5KMT4News #3+1CoreArt & DesignKanji Vocab11 strokes

    くろ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    black

    Noun

    2.
    black stone
    go
    3.
    guilt, guilty person

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かの女じょは黒くろい服ふくを着きていた。

    She was wearing black clothes.

    KMT2Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    このインクは真まっ黒くろだ。

    This ink is pitch black.

    KMT4Daily Life
    囲い碁ごでは、黒くろい石しと白しろい石しを使つかって対たい戦せんする。

    In Go, players compete using black and white stones.

    KMT4GamesCulture & Traditions
    白しろ黒くろはっきりさせるべきだ。

    We should clarify what's right and what's wrong.

    KMT5Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    日に本ほんの水すい墨ぼく画がは、黒くろの濃のう淡たんで表ひょう現げんされる。

    Japanese ink wash painting is expressed through shades of black.

    KMT5Art & DesignCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    黒
    くろ・くろ.ずむ・くろ.い…(1)
    black
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