黒坊
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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黒 | 坊 |
くろ(ん) Grade: 2 |
ぼう Grade: S |
kun'yomi | goon |
Alternative spellings |
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黑坊 (kyūjitai) 黒ん坊 |
/kuroboː/ → /kuroɴbo/
Shift from older kurobō reading, with the medial /b/ undergoing emphasis by means of an excrescent nasal. Compare あまり (amari) and あんまり (anmari), どぶり (doburi) and どんぶり (donburi).
First attested in 1651.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
黒坊 • (kuronbō) ←くろんばう (kuronbau)?
- [from 1651] someone with temporarily dark skin, such as due to a suntan or being dirty
- [from 1712] an ear of grain that has turned black due to infection by smut
- Synonym: 黒穂 (kurobo, literally “black + grain ear”)
- [from 1764] (derogatory) a black person
- Synonym: (not derogatory) 黒人 (kokujin)
- [from 1775] (theater, kabuki) a role in a later part of a performance, played by someone dressed in black as a stagehand; the person playing such a role
- Synonym: 黒子 (kuroko)
- [from 1801] a monk dressed in black robes
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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黒 | 坊 |
くろ(ん) Grade: 2 |
ぼう > ぼ Grade: S |
kun'yomi | irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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黑坊 (kyūjitai) |
/kuroɴboː/ → /kuroɴbo/
Shift from kuronbō reading, shortening the final vowel.
First attested in 1702.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
- [from 1702] (derogatory) a black person
- Synonym: (not derogatory) 黒人 (kokujin)
- [from 1847] a cricket
- Synonym: 蟋蟀 (kōrogi)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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黒 | 坊 |
くろ Grade: 2 |
ぼう Grade: S |
kun'yomi | goon |
Alternative spelling |
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黑坊 (kyūjitai) |
*/kurobau/ → /kurobɔː/ → /kuroboː/
Compound of 黒 (kuro, “black”) + 坊 (bō, “boy”). First attested in the 1500s.
This reading appears to no longer be in use, and it is often either not included at all in modern Japanese dictionaries,[2][3][4] or treated as an archaic additional reading.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
黒坊 • (kurobō) ←くろばう (kurobau)?
- [1500s–???] (archaic, derogatory) a black person
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “黒坊”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “黒坊”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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