真っ黒 (まっくろ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

真っ黒 (まっくろ) means pitch black / completely black.

See example sentences below.

真っ黒 at a glance

真っ黒

まっくろmakkuro

N2adj

pitch black / completely black

真っ黒まっくろmakkuroN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

pitch black / completely black

Example 1

夜空が真っ黒で星が見えない。

Translation

The night sky is pitch black and I can't see the stars.

Example 2

手が真っ黒になった。

Translation

My hands got completely black.