白黒

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
白黑 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Noun

白(しろ)黒(くろ) • (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)
• 白黒(しろくろ)をつける (shirokuro o tsukeru)