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The Radical: 黒
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Kanji-Trainer
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black 黒
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Comprises village 里 and fire 灬. but here: seen as a cooking pot, whose underside is stained black. |
Used in these Kanji:
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黒
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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black
kuroi, KOKU Top: village 里 (here: 里 as cooking pot), bottom: fire 灬
The underside of the cooking pot on fire has been stained black.
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黒
里
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薫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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fragrance, aroma, odour
kaori, KUN From top: plant 艹, heavy 重, fire 灬 Or: A heavy 重 pot 里 over the fire 灬 has its bottom black 黒
When the plants in the heavy pot on the fire dye black, they spread a fragnance.
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艹
重
黒
灬
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墨
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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ink, ink stick
sumi, BOKU Top: black 黒 (The underside 土 of the pot 里 on the fire 灬 is black.), bottom: earth 土
Black earth is used for ink.
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黒
土
里
灬
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黙
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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be silent, stop speaking
damaru, MOKU Left and bottom: black 黒 (The underside 土 of the pot 里 on the fire 灬 is black.), right: dog 犬
(Because it barked too loud:) The village's 里 dog was put into the fire to make it silent.
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黒
里
犬
灬
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