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What does the kanji 黒 mean?

黒 means black. On'yomi コク. Kun'yomi くろ、くろ.ずむ、くろ.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiコク
Kun'yomiくろ、くろ.ずむ、くろ.い
Strokes11
Main radical黒
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi コクKun'yomi くろ、くろ.ずむ、くろ.い
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

black

Memory hook

The village field (里) smoked over by four dots of fire (灬) below until it is soot-dark — BLACK.

Main radical

黒black 11 strokes

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Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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