You know, when people talk ’bout that black kanji, they mean the symbol 黒 from Japanese writing. This one, lemme tell ya, it’s got a look to it, like it’s dressed up for somethin’ real important! Not too simple neither, ‘cause this here kanji got 11 strokes, and each stroke makes it look just as dark as the night sky.
Now, they got two ways of sayin’ this black kanji word. One way’s called the onyomi readin’, which sounds kinda like koku (コク). That’s more of a formal readin’, if you know what I mean. Then there’s a down-home way to say it, called the kunyomi readin’, and that one’s just kuro (くろ), plain and simple, like the color itself—black.
Oh, and you might see this 黒 pop up in all sorts of words, like 黒板 (こくばん), which they use to talk ’bout a blackboard. Makes sense, don’t it? Blackboard’s all black, so they just add 板, which means board, to 黒. Easy as pie. And then there’s 黒人 (こくじん), which means a black person. Simple, straight to the point.
- Kanji: 黒
- Onyomi (Formal) Reading: コク (koku)
- Kunyomi (Casual) Reading: くろ (kuro)
- Example Words: 黒板 (Blackboard), 黒人 (Black person)
Some folks might ask why this kanji is all complex with them 11 strokes. Well, lemme tell ya, every stroke got a meanin’, showin’ the deep, deep nature of black. It’s like they wanted ya to feel the weight of it, like you’re in a pitch-black room with no light.
If you wanna learn Japanese kanji, this one’s good to remember ’cause it’s common as dirt when talkin’ colors. In Japanese, colors like black got these kanji signs that mean more than just the color—they got stories and feelin’s wrapped up in ’em. You look at that 黒, and you start thinkin’ ’bout all kinds of dark things, maybe quiet nights, old blackboards, or even deep thoughts.
Now, rememberin’ it might take some practice. Japanese folks got a special way of writin’ things, so you gotta watch those strokes close, ‘specially if you want it to look just right. Try writin’ that 黒 out a few times, get the feel of it. Each line and curve works together to make that strong, dark color meanin’.
And if ya happen to be takin’ the JLPT, that’s the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, you’re gonna see this 黒 showin’ up. It’s an N4 level kanji, so if you’re testin’ around that level, keep an eye out. Learnin’ kanji, it’s like learnin’ an old story, each one tellin’ ya somethin’ ’bout the world and how folks see it.
So that there’s a bit ‘bout the black kanji, 黒. With 11 strokes and them readin’s, you got koku for the fancy times, kuro when you’re keepin’ it simple, and all sorts of ways it can show up in words. Once ya know it, you’ll see it all over the place!
Tags：Japanese Kanji, Black Kanji, Kuro
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