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black
The darkest color, the absence of light.
黒 means black (color) or guilty (slang).
COLOR MEANING:
- 黒い: black (i-adjective form)
- 真っ黒: pitch black, jet black
- 黒髪: black hair
SLANG MEANING:
- 黒: guilty
- 白: innocent
- 白か黒か: innocent or guilty
COMPOUNDS:
- 黒字: in the black (profit) vs. 赤字 (deficit)
- 黒板: blackboard
- 腹黒い: scheming, having a black heart
CONTRAST:
- 黒: black
- 白: white
Related Words
Antonym:
白 (white; innocent)