Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 黒木(Japanese Kanji) くろき(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kɯᵝ.ɾo̞.kʲi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood". Related Names Rootskuro + ki