JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 13

黒 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

black

On
コクkoku
Kun
くろkuro くろいkuroi くろずむkurozumu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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黒11 strokes

How to write 黒: stroke order

黒 has 11 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

黒 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 黒 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 黒

The parts 黒 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 里

    hometown; village; distance unit

  • 灬 (火)

    fire

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 13