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真っ黒
makkuro
Description
「真っ黒」は、とても黒い様子や、日に焼けて肌が黒くなった様子を表す言葉です。
"真っ黒" describes something very black or skin tanned dark from the sun.
色だけでなく、汚れて黒くなった物にも使います。
It is used not only for color but also for things dirtied and turned black.
Meanings
真っ黒makkuro
pitch-black; deep black
空が真っ黒になった。
The sky turned pitch black.
真っ黒makkuro
deeply tanned; sunburnt dark
夏休みで顔が真っ黒になった。
My face got completely tanned during summer vacation.
真っ黒makkuro
very dirty; blackened with grime
手が真っ黒だから洗ってね。
My hands are very dirty, so please wash them.
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Notes
- Etymology
真っ (intensifying prefix ma- + small tsu) + 黒 'black', so 'truly black'.
- Nuance
な-adjective; stronger and more vivid than plain 黒い.
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