1.
black
The darkest color, the absence of light.
黒い服を着る。
To wear black clothes.
黒い猫が好きです。
I like black cats.
髪が黒い。
Their hair is black.
空が黒くなってきた。
The sky is getting dark.
黒と白のデザインが好きです。
I like black and white designs.
2.
guilty
Slang for being guilty or culpable.
犯人は黒だ。
The suspect is guilty.
彼は黒だと思う。
I think he's guilty.
白か黒か決められない。
I can't decide if they're innocent or guilty.
証拠があるので黒だ。
There's evidence, so they're guilty.
調査の結果、黒と判明した。
The investigation revealed they were guilty.
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