くろ
黒
　
い

adjective

  1. black.
  2. dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin).
  3. suspicious, criminal, illicit.
  4. darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt.
  5. evil, wicked, black-hearted.
  6. inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くろ
黒
　
い
 黒い くろい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

black
くろ　コク (2nd, N4)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ