くろ
kuroi

i-Adjective

1. black

たけ なが くろいコートを た、あの長身 ちょうしん おとこだった。
takeno nagaikuroi kōtō kita ano chōshinno otokodatta.
It was the tall man in the long, black coat.
i-Adjective

2. dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin)

ナンシーはヘレンよりもほんのすこし いろ くろい。
nanshiiwa heren'yorimo honno sukoshi iroga kuroi.
Nancy is a shade darker than Helen.
i-Adjective

3. suspicious; criminal; illicit

しゅう知事 ちじ くろ かね をつけました。
shūchijiwa kuroi kinni teo tsukemashita.
The governor took the money out of a slush fund.
i-Adjective

4. darkened and dirty; sooty; covered in dirt

i-Adjective

5. evil; wicked; black-hearted

i-Adjective

6. inauspicious; ill-boding; unlucky