black tinge; blackness; dark shade
Refers to a blackish hue, a dark tint, or the quality of being black. Often used when describing colors, food, or visual appearance.
This photo has a strong black tinge overall.
Stir-fry until the simmered dish develops a dark color.
black part; dark spot
Archaic use for a black or dark area on an object. In modern Japanese, 黒い部分 or 黒ずんだ所 is more common.
In old documents, there are examples where 黒み is used to mean a stain or dark spot.
brown sugar syrup; kuromitsu
blackish; darkish; dark
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning 'blackness' or 'black tinge'.
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Derived from 黒 (くろ, 'black') + nominalizing suffix み, which attaches to adjectives to express a quality or state (similar to 赤み, 白み, 甘み). The 黒味 spelling is ateji.