Word Meaning 真っ黒

まっくろ makkuro

真っ黒 is read as まっくろ (makkuro) and means pitch black.

Meaning

English

  1. pitch black

Reading

Kana

まっくろ

Romaji

makkuro

Writing Variants

  • まっ黒 まっくろ makkuro
  • 真黒 まっくろ makkuro

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 真っ白 Rank 15555 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

真っ黒け

まっくろけ

pitch black

真っ黒い

まっくろい

pitch black

真心

まごころ

sincerity

真ん中

まんなか

middle

真意

しんい

real intention

真理

しんり

truth

真っ先

まっさき

the head

真っ赤

まっか

bright red

真っ白

まっしろ

blank (e.g. mind, paper)

真夏

まなつ

middle of summer

真夜中

まよなか

dead of night

真っ青

まっさお

deep blue

Example Sentences

5

The fish is burnt black.

Oh, the toast is burned black.

How on earth could this pan become so burnt and blackened.

One image comes to mind: an eerie, pitch-black disk.

"Why on earth is this bread pitch black?" "Because it has bamboo charcoal in it. I bought it because I thought it was unusual."