1.
black
Having the darkest color, the opposite of white.
黒い is an い-adjective meaning black - the darkest color.
FORMS:
- Adjective: 黒い (black)
- Noun: 黒 (black, the color black)
- Adverb: 黒く (黒くなる - to become dark)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 黒い髪: black hair
- 黒い目: dark eyes
- 黒い服: black clothes
- 黒い猫: black cat
RELATED COLORS:
- 白い: white (opposite)
- 赤い: red
- 青い: blue
NOTE:
黒 can also have figurative meanings like "guilty" (黒だ - guilty) in contrast to 白 (innocent).