5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1
mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound
Kun'yomi
くろ くろ い
On'yomi
ゲン
Nanori
けん はる はるか
Character Breakdown
Common Words
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens) ②seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
References
| Unicode hex code | 7384 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-24-28 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2918 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3616 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1991 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2485 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1256 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1722 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1383 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1484 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1514 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 522 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1113 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 20814 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1227 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1225 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1289 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1533 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1051 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1276 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1311 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1395 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2j3.2 |
| Four corner code | 0073.2 |
| De Roo Code | 471 |