(くろ)

くろ
noun
black, dark color
1. black
The darkest color, the absence of light.
(くろ)(ふく)()る。
To wear black clothes.
(くろ)(ねこ)()きです。
I like black cats.
(かみ)(くろ)い。
Their hair is black.
(そら)(くろ)くなってきた。
The sky is getting dark.
(くろ)(しろ)のデザインが()きです。
I like black and white designs.
2. guilty
Slang for being guilty or culpable.
犯人(はんにん)(くろ)だ。
The suspect is guilty.
(かれ)(くろ)だと(おも)う。
I think he's guilty.
(しろ)(くろ)()められない。
I can't decide if they're innocent or guilty.
証拠(しょうこ)があるので(くろ)だ。
There's evidence, so they're guilty.
調査(ちょうさ)結果(けっか)(くろ)判明(はんめい)した。
The investigation revealed they were guilty.

(くろ) means black (color) or guilty (slang).

COLOR MEANING:

  • (くろ)い: black (i-adjective form)
  • ()(くろ): pitch black, jet black
  • 黒髪(くろかみ): black hair

SLANG MEANING:

  • (くろ): guilty
  • (しろ): innocent
  • (しろ)(くろ)か: innocent or guilty

COMPOUNDS:

  • 黒字(くろじ): in the black (profit) vs. 赤字(あかじ) (deficit)
  • 黒板(こくばん): blackboard
  • 腹黒(はらぐろ)い: scheming, having a black heart

CONTRAST:

  • (くろ): black
  • (しろ): white