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モノクロ (monokuro) Japanese meaning: monochrome | Kotomora

モノクロ

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

monochrome; black and white

abbreviation

Abbreviation of モノクローム. Commonly used for black-and-white photography, film, and displays.

See also: モノクローム

この映

えい

画が

は

モノクロ

で

撮さつ

影えい

さ

れ

た

。

This movie was shot in black and white.

モノクロの写しゃ真しんを現げん像ぞうする。

I develop black-and-white photos.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をモノクロにするto turn something into black-and-white
この写しゃ真しんをモノクロにしてみた。
I tried converting this photo to black and white.
モノクロで撮とるto shoot (a photo/film) in black and white
旅りょ行こうの写しゃ真しんは全ぜん部ぶモノクロで撮とった。
I took all my travel photos in black and white.

Related words

モノクローム
モノクロ is the everyday, casual abbreviation, while モノクローム is the fuller, slightly more formal or technical term for the same black-and-white concept.
白しろ黒くろ
モノクロ is a katakana loanword focused on photography/film/screens, while 白黒 is the native Japanese word used more broadly, including for figurative 'black and white' situations.

Opposites

カラー
モノクロ means black-and-white/monochrome, while カラー means in color, and the two are the standard pair used for photos, film, and displays.

Don't confuse with

モノローグ
モノクロ (monochrome) and モノローグ (monologue) sound alike at the start but have completely unrelated meanings.

Word family

モノクロディスプレイ
monochrome display

Etymology

Abbreviation of モノクローム, from English 'monochrome'.