11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

black

Kun'yomi
  • black ②black stone ③guilt
  • to blacken
  • black ②dark ③suspicious ④darkened and dirty
On'yomi
  • コク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くろくろずむくろ 85.0%
コク 15.0%

Character 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

Contained In

Common Words

black ②black stone ③guilt
black ②dark ③suspicious ④darkened and dirty
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki) ②behind-the-scenes supporter
black curtain ②wirepuller
black cat ②Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
black and white ②good and evil
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References

Unicode hex code 9ED2
JIS X 0208 1-25-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5403
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7052
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2740
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3406
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 286
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48040
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 124
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 206
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 206
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 80
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 284
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 137
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 204
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 45
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.14
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1940
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 176
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d7.2
Four corner code 6033.1
De Roo Code 3640