(くろ)

くろい
i-adjective
black
1. black
Having the darkest color, the opposite of white.
Your black hair is beautiful.
I like black cats.
The sky became dark.
I wear a black suit to go to work.
When night falls, it gets dark outside. You can see the stars clearly.

(くろ)い is an い-adjective meaning black - the darkest color.

FORMS:

  • Adjective: (くろ)い (black)
  • Noun: (くろ) (black, the color black)
  • Adverb: (くろ)く ((くろ)くなる - to become dark)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (くろ)(かみ): black hair
  • (くろ)(): dark eyes
  • (くろ)(ふく): black clothes
  • (くろ)(ねこ): black cat

RELATED COLORS:

  • (しろ)い: white (opposite)
  • (あか)い: red
  • (あお)い: blue

NOTE:
(くろ) can also have figurative meanings like "guilty" ((くろ)だ - guilty) in contrast to (しろ) (innocent).

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