真っ黒い

まっくろい

Meanings

1. い-adjective pitch black; deep black

Kanji

• 真 true. Read as ま.
• 黒 black. Read as くろい.

Example sentences

• その煙突は真っ黒い煙を噴出している。
  The chimney is belching black smoke.
• 「何、この真っ黒けのパン」「それ、竹炭が入ってるんだって。珍しいから買ってみたんだ」
  "Why on earth is this bread pitch black?" "Because it has bamboo charcoal in it. I bought it because I thought it was unusual."

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