Word Meaning 白黒をつける

しろくろをつける shirokurootsukeru

白黒をつける is read as しろくろをつける (shirokurootsukeru) and means to determine whether something is right or wrong.

Meaning

English

to determine whether something is right or wrong
to make something clear
to settle a matter

Reading

Kana

しろくろをつける

Romaji

shirokurootsukeru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 129456 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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白黒

しろくろ

black and white

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

白黒ディスプレイ

しろくろでぃすぷれい

monochrome display

目を白黒させる

めをしろくろさせる

to dart one's eyes about

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

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)

白い目で見る

しろいめでみる

to look coldly at

白羽の矢を立てる

しらはのやをたてる

to select someone (out of many people)