noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to visual black-and-white, monochrome images, or a clear-cut distinction between two opposites.
この写真を白黒で印刷してください。
Please print this photo in black and white.
白黒テレビはもうほとんど
You hardly see black-and-white TVs anymore.
noun
good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
Used in moral or judgmental contexts to contrast two opposing sides, often in phrases like 白黒をつける (to settle a matter clearly).
この問題は白黒はっきりさせるべきだ。
We should make the rights and wrongs of this issue clear.
裁判で事件の白黒をつける。
The trial will determine the guilt or innocence in the case.