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黒い (kuroi)
A1 adjective
🇬🇧 English: black
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意味

🇯🇵 Japanese
adjective

黒い (kuroi)

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The darkest colour, like the night sky or coal. Black is the absence of light.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective. Used before a noun: 'a black cat', or after a verb: 'the cat is black'. Common collocations: black coffee, black hole, black market, pitch black.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Black has many cultural meanings in English. It often symbolises elegance and formality (black tie event) but can also suggest negativity (black market, blackout). 'Black Friday' is now the biggest shopping day of the year in many countries.

例文

彼女は絵に黒い絵の具を使っている。(Kanojo wa e ni kuroi enogu o tsukatte iru.)

"彼女は絵に黒い絵の具を使っている。(Kanojo wa e ni kuroi enogu o tsukatte iru.)"

🇬🇧 "She is using black paint on her picture."

ライトは黒です。(Raito wa kuro desu.)

"ライトは黒です。(Raito wa kuro desu.)"

🇬🇧 "The lights are black."

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