真っ黒

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
くろ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ黑 (kyūjitai)
まっ黒
真黒

Etymology

From 真っ (ma'-, truly) +‎ (kuro, black).

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(くろ) (makkuro-na (adnominal ()(くろ) (makkuro na), adverbial ()(くろ) (makkuro ni))

  1. deep black; pitch-black
  2. blackened due to suntan or dirt

Inflection

Noun

()(くろ) (makkuro

  1. deep black; pitch black

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN