黒|くろkuro[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectiveblack
   ２匹ひき犬いぬを飼かっているが、１匹ひきは白しろでもう１匹ひきは黒くろだ。↗

   I have two dogs. One is white and the other black.
2. noun, goblack stone
3. nounguilt; guilty person

• SynonymブラックNeutralLoanword for black, as in black coffee, and common for the color in contexts like clothing; also in 「ブラック企業」, firms that exploit their staff.
• Synonym黒色くろいろNeutralNames the color black objectively and somewhat formally, as in 「黒色火薬」; 「黒」 is the usual word in speech.
• Related真っ黒まっくろNeutralPitch black, completely black; also skin tanned very dark. Stresses the extreme degree, stronger than 「黒」.
• Related涅色くりいろWrittenA traditional color name for a black like the silt on a still pond's bottom; old-fashioned and elegant, mostly met in introductions to colors. Everyday speech uses 「黒」.
• Antonym白しろNeutralThe antonym of 「黒」: white. Figuratively it means innocence, being blameless.

For black, 「黒」 is the default. Use 「真っ黒」 for total, intense blackness, 「黒色」 when naming the color objectively, and 「ブラック」 for the loanword, which also covers exploitative 「ブラック企業」. 「涅色」 is a classical color name found in color write-ups; 「白」 is the antonym.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （くろ） 色いろの一種いっしゅ。全すべての光ひかりの波長はちょうを吸収きゅうしゅうした結果けっか、視覚しかくに感知かんちされなくなるもの。
2. （会話かいわ）碁石ごいしの黒石くろいしや黒くろい服ふくなど黒くろいもの。
3. 犯罪はんざいの容疑ようぎがあること、又または容疑者ようぎしゃ。