N4
黒 meaning and readings
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Kanji
黒
N4
- Meaning
- black
- Onyomi
- コク
- Kunyomi
- くろ、くろ(い)
- Formula
- 黒 = 里 + 灬。
Story
黒 is analyzed as a combination of 里 (village), 灬 (fire) and denotes black.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N4.
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