黒い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 黒い | 黒くない |
| Polite | 黒いです | 黒くないですalso 黒くありません |
| Past polite | 黒かったです | 黒くなかったですalso 黒くありませんでした |
| Past | 黒かった | 黒くなかった |
| Te-form | 黒くて | 黒くなくて |
| Adverbial | 黒く | |
| Conditional | 黒ければ | 黒くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 黒かったら | 黒くなかったら |
Used for things that look dark or blackish rather than pure black; also common for skin made dark by sun exposure.
海で日焼けして、腕が黒くなった。
My arms got dark from sunburn at the beach.
Figurative use for something suspected of wrongdoing, illegality, or criminal involvement; common in collocations such as 黒い噂 and 黒い金.
その会社には黒い噂が絶えない。
Suspicious rumors about that company never stop.
sooty; blackened with dirt; covered in grime
Describes something that has become black or dark because of soot, dirt, smoke, or grime.
すすで鍋の底が黒い。
The bottom of the pot is black with soot.
Moral or character judgment, often seen in the fixed expression 腹が黒い, meaning secretly malicious or scheming.
彼は親切そうに見えるが、腹が黒い。
He looks kind, but he is black-hearted.
inauspicious; ill-boding; unlucky
Figurative and somewhat literary use where black suggests an ominous or unlucky sign, as in expressions like 黒い影を落とす.
その事故は計画全体に黒い影を落とした。
The accident cast an ominous shadow over the entire plan.
She has black hair.
He got tanned from swimming in the sea.
There are various suspicious rumors circulating about him.
Black smoke is rising from the factory.
The incident cast an ominous shadow over his future.
The politician had received dirty money.
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
mean; malicious; scheming; black-hearted
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-skinned; swarthy; tanned
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
dark beer; stout; porter