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Kanji for Black
The kanji for “black” is 黒, read koku and written in 11 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
黒
black
Pure black; the color of night and secrets.
11 strokes On reading コク (koku) Kun reading くろ、くろずむ、くろい (kuro, kurozumu, kuroi) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: black
Readings used for names on Nazuke: koku
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