noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
The color black; also used as a no-adjective to describe something black or dark.
彼は黒のスーツを着ていた。
He was wearing a black suit.
黒い雲が空を覆った。
Black clouds covered the sky.
black stone (go)
In the game of Go, the black stones; also refers to the player using them.
碁盤の上に黒と白の石を交互に置く。
Place black and white stones alternately on the Go board.
guilt; guilty person
Metaphorical use: black as a symbol of guilt or a guilty person, often in contrast with 白 (innocence). Common in phrases like 黒と白 (guilt and innocence).
彼の証言で、容疑者は黒と判断された。
Based on his testimony, the suspect was judged guilty.
この事件では、まだ黒と白がはっきりしない。
In this case, guilt and innocence are still unclear.
As a result of the investigation, he was found guilty.
The first player placed a black stone.
Black really suits her.
We still don't know whether he's guilty or innocent.
black curtain · wirepuller; mastermind; éminence grise
pitch black; completely black
unbarked lumber; rough timber
in the black; surplus · black letter
black (color)
blackhead · dark discoloration; blackening; tarnish
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye · loss; defeat; failure
pupil and dark iris; dark part of the eye
black hair; black fur · black-haired horse
darkish; blackish; dark
black soybean
malicious; scheming; black-hearted · cruel; sly; black-hearted
black ground; black cloth
black and white · right and wrong; black and white; rights and wrongs of a matter
black stone · black go stone; black (go pieces)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
Pacific bluefin tuna
brown bread; rye bread
unrefined brown sugar; muscovado
black rim; black edge
black luster; black sheen; glossy black
blacken; darken; become blackish
darkish; dusky; murky
dark beer; stout; porter
large crowd; mass of people
Japanese black pine; black pine
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye · middle dot; interpunct