Black

"Black" in Korean

검다

geomda

(absorbing all light)

검은

geomeun

(absorbing all light)

까만

kkaman

(absorbing all light)

까맣다

kkamata

(absorbing all light)

검은색

geomeunsaek

(colour/color)

검정

geomjeong

(colour/color)

흑색

heuksaek

(colour/color)

흑인

heugin

(dark-skinned person — see also Negro)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.