[黒] Handwritten Kanji for black and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “黒” (kuro); Kanji for “black”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “黒” (kuro)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “黒”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
黒	コク くろ くろ-い	koku kuro kuro-i	11	黒	black

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “黒”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
黒い傘	くろいかさ	kuroi kasa	Black umbrella
黒豚	くろぶた	kurobuta	Berkshire pig
黒板	こくばん	kokuban	Blackboard