Kanji Detail for 黑 - "black, dark, ignorant"

黑

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
黑 means "black, dark, ignorant."
1. Black - The darkest color; absence of light.
2. Dark - Having little or no light; shadowy.
3. Ignorant - Lacking knowledge; unenlightened.
4. Evil - Morally wrong; wicked.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

black; dark; evil; sinister

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

black; dark; evil, sinister

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A deep dark color. Scientifically, when an object absorbs all sunlight and does not reflect it, it appears black. | Dark. As in 月黑 (moonless night) and the like.
Onyomi

koku(コク)
Kunyomi

kuro(くろ)

kuro.i(くろ-い)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

黒黑 (kuro)
Related Keywords
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