Meaning

Primary

Pitch Black

Alternative

Pure Black

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

The reality is that it's black. Like, so black that it's beyond fake black, it's reality black. This is so black it's pitch black.

Reading

まっくろ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for the is the vocab kun'yomi reading. Think of what is pitch black. It's your poor Ma (). She is so dark that she sucks in light, like a black hole... wait, she is a black hole, it explains why your Ma is pitch black.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 真っ黒な物体

    a pitch black object

    真っ黒な画面

    a pitch black screen

    真っ黒な雲

    a pitch black cloud

Context Sentences

コウイチは真っ黒なニンニクが好きで、よくしたから血が出るまで食べています。

Koichi loves pitch black garlic and he often eats it so much that his tongue bleeds.

ビエトはハワイのビーチで真っ黒に日やけして、まるでこげたトーストのようでした。

Viet got such a deep tan on the beach in Hawaii that he looked like burnt toast.

やばい、超絶に可愛い真っ黒なワンピース見つけちゃったんだけど。

OMG, I just came across the cutest pitch black dress.

Kanji Composition