Word details

玄黄

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 玄黄.

Dictionary

Entry

玄黄んこうNounFreq #281383
1

Rare term

black and yellow silk (offered to gods); heaven and earth

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound

5 strokesFrequency 1,409JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ゲン

Kun

くろくろ.い

Nanori

けんはるはるか

yellow

11 strokesFrequency 1,240JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コウオウ

Kun

こ-

Nanori

ういれい

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