黒くろい

i-adjective

dark; blackish; sun-tanned

Used for things that look dark or blackish rather than pure black; also common for skin made dark by sun exposure.

• 海うみで日ひ焼やけして、腕うでが黒くろくなった。

  My arms got dark from sunburn at the beach.

i-adjective

suspicious; illicit; criminal

Figurative use for something suspected of wrongdoing, illegality, or criminal involvement; common in collocations such as 黒い噂 and 黒い金.

• その会かい社しゃには黒くろい噂うわさが絶たえない。

  Suspicious rumors about that company never stop.

i-adjective

sooty; blackened with dirt; covered in grime

Describes something that has become black or dark because of soot, dirt, smoke, or grime.

• すすで鍋なべの底そこが黒くろい。

  The bottom of the pot is black with soot.

i-adjective

evil; wicked; black-hearted

Moral or character judgment, often seen in the fixed expression 腹が黒い, meaning secretly malicious or scheming.

• 彼かれは親しん切せつそうに見みえるが、腹はらが黒くろい。

  He looks kind, but he is black-hearted.

i-adjective

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.

• その事じ故こは計けい画かく全ぜん体たいに黒くろい影かげを落おとした。

  The accident cast an ominous shadow over the entire plan.