also: こくしょく
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to the color black. Often used in descriptive or technical contexts, but 黒 (くろ) is more common in everyday speech.
He was wearing a black suit.
This bird is entirely black in color.
This painting has too much black in it.
We repainted the roof black.
I bought a black suitcase.
黒色 refers to the color black, while 白色 refers to the color white, its direct opposite.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is くろいろ.
Alternate on'yomi reading, rarely used in modern Japanese; mainly encountered in technical or formal contexts.
Compound of 黒 (くろ, 'black') + 色 (いろ, 'color'). The reading こくしょく is the on'yomi version, now largely obsolete.