黒船
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 黒 | 船 |
| くろ Grade: 2 |
ふね Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 黑船 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Literally “black ship”, due to their black paint jobs, often made with tar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (historical) Western ship that came to Japan
References
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- Japanese terms spelled with 黒 read as くろ
- Japanese terms spelled with 船 read as ふね
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- Japanese terms with historical senses
- ja:Watercraft