白黒

白黒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	黒
しろ Grade: 1	くろ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Noun

白黒 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 白黑, hiragana しろくろ, rōmaji shirokuro)

1. black and white; monochrome

   白黒 (しろくろ)テレビ

   shirokuro terebi

   black-and-white television

2. right and wrong; good and evil

Synonyms

• (monochrome): モノクローム (monokurōmu), モノクロ (monokuro)

Derived terms

• 目 (め)を白黒 (しろくろ)させる (me o shirokuro saseru)