黒

Glyph origin
Variant of. , replacing two dots with one stroke. The modern Japanese usage is of reform (shinjitai) nature. Compare, the shinjitai of.

Derived characters

 * 嘿 𣘸 墨

Kanji

 * 1) black

Etymology
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From, first attested in the  (712 ). In turn, from.

Via root morpheme *kur, cognates include:
 * ,, and
 * classical verb, modern , and
 * classical verb, modern , and

Possibly also cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬; compare also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) black
 * 2)  a black stone; the person who plays black stones
 * 3) a  for  or
 * : as an accounting term, indicating a profit
 * : a black curtain someone influencing or controlling matters from behind the scenes
 * 1) guilt; the guilty one, the guilty party
 * 2)  anarchy as a belief system or philosophy
 * 3)  an anarchist
 * 1)  anarchy as a belief system or philosophy
 * 2)  an anarchist
 * 1)  anarchy as a belief system or philosophy
 * 2)  an anarchist
 * 1)  an anarchist

Derived terms

 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk
 * : a deeply tanned person; a black person; a stagehand wearing black or dark clothing; a monk wearing black clothing; rotten black seeds, particularly grain that has rotted on the stalk

Related terms

 * : (obsolete) China (from sense of "where the sun sets")
 * : darkness
 * : Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm
 * : darkness
 * : Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm
 * : Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm
 * : Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm
 * : Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm
 * : Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm
 * : Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm
 * : Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm
 * : Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) black