Level IV of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 470 / 2,608
Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.
More common than 抜 (Pull Out), less common than 研 (Sharpen).
The character 黒 (black) has a complex structure suggesting soot and darkness — the strokes pile up like layers of charcoal and ash, pure black.
黒 is rank 470 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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