English–Japanese
“black” in Japanese
How to say “black” in Japanese
“Black” in Japanese is 黒い (kuroi).
Describes the darkest common color, or something that appears to have almost no visible brightness.
Example sentences with 黒い
このねこは黒いです。ko no ne ko wa kuro i de su
This cat is black.
夜になると、海の色が黒くなります。yoru ni na ru to umi no iro ga kuro ku na ri ma su
When night comes, the color of the sea turns black.
Tips for using 黒い
- Japanese distinguishes 黒い (kuroi, "black") from 暗い (kurai, "dark"), so a dark room is normally described with 暗い rather than 黒い.
Other Japanese words for “black”
このかばんは黒です。ko no ka ba n wa kuro de su
This bag is black.
好きな色はブラックです。su ki na iro wa bu ra kku de su
My favorite color is black.