黒

Black

On'yomi

  • こく koku

Kun'yomi

  • くろ kuro
Stroke count
11
Radical
黑 black · Kangxi radical 203
JLPT level
N4
School grade
Grade 2

黒 has 11 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 黑 (black), number 203. Hashidari places it at JLPT N4. Japanese students learn it in grade 2 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N4 kanji list · Grade 2 kanji list · All kanji