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黒む (くろむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

黒くろむ

く

ろ

む

Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

blacken; become black; darken

Intransitive verb describing something turning black or dark, often due to dirt, aging, or burning. Less common than 黒ずむ or 黒くなる in everyday speech.

長なが年ねん使つかった鍋なべの底そこが黒くろんできた。
The bottom of the pot I've used for years has started to blacken.
火か事

じ

の

後あと

、

壁かべ

が

すっかり

黒くろ

ん

で

しまっ

た

。

After the fire, the walls had completely blackened.

Kanji

黒black

Similar words

黒くろずむ
黒ずむ is more common and often implies a dirty or stained blackening, while 黒む can be used for a broader range of darkening, including from heat or age.
黒くろくなる
黒くなる is the most common and neutral way to say 'become black'. 黒む is more literary or descriptive.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 黒 (くろ, 'black') with the verb-forming suffix む, which indicates becoming or turning into a state. The suffix む is also seen in other color-change verbs like 赤む (あかむ, 'to redden') and 白む (しろむ, 'to whiten').