Source Word
黒
Hiragana
くろ
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
euphemistic
slang
Japanese Meaning
色の一つで、光がほとんど反射されず、暗く見える色。一般的に色彩の中で最も暗い部類に入り、闇や陰を連想させる色。
Easy Japanese Meaning
くろは、もののいろで、ひかりがなくて、いちばんくらいいろ。
Sense(1)
black (color)
Sense(2)
(go) a black stone; the person who plays black stones
Sense(3)
a 女房詞 (nyōbō kotoba, “woman's word”) for 鍋 (nabe, “pot, pan”) or 釜 (kama, “pot, kettle”)
Sense(4)
(accounting) short for 黒字 (kuroji): black as an accounting term, indicating a profit
Sense(5)
(euphemistic) short for 黒幕 (kuromaku): a black curtain (someone influencing or controlling matters from behind the scenes)
Sense(6)
guilt; the guilty one, the guilty party
Sense(7)
(slang) anarchy as a belief system or philosophy
Sense(8)
(slang) an anarchist
( romanization )
( kyūjitai )
( hiragana )