Word Meaning 白黒

しろくろ shirokuro

白黒 is read as しろくろ (shirokuro) and means black and white.

Meaning

English

  1. black and white
  2. monochrome
  3. good and evil
  4. right and wrong
  5. guilt and innocence

Reading

Kana

しろくろ

Romaji

shirokuro

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 16514 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

白金黒

はっきんこく

platinum black (black powdered platinum, often used as a catalyst)

白黒テレビ

しろくろてれび

black-and-white television

白黒をつける

しろくろをつける

to determine whether something is right or wrong

白黒反転モード

しろくろはんでんもーど

reverse video mode

黒白

くろしろ

black and white

目を白黒させる

めをしろくろさせる

to dart one's eyes about

金黒羽白

きんくろはじろ

tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)

黒縁目白

くろへりめじろ

copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes)

条黒白蝶

すじぐろしろちょう

Pieris melete (species of cabbage white butterfly)

白紙

はくし

blank paper

白鳥

しらとり

white-feathered bird