黒坊

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
黒	坊
くろ(ん) Grade: 2	ぼう Grade: S
kun'yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
黑坊 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 黒坊 – see the following entry.

【黒くろん坊ぼう】

[noun] [from 1651] someone with temporarily dark skin, such as due to a suntan or being dirty

[noun] [from 1712] an ear of grain that has turned black due to infection by smut

[noun] [from 1764] (derogatory) a black person; a nigger

[noun] [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

[noun] [from 1801] a monk dressed in black robes

(This term, 黒坊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
黒	坊
くろ(ん) Grade: 2	ぼう > ぼ Grade: S
kun'yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
黑坊 (kyūjitai)

/kuroɴboː/ → /kuroɴbo/

Shift from kuronbō reading, shortening the final vowel.

First attested in 1702.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くろんぼ [kùróńbó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾõ̞mbo̞]

Noun

黒(くろん)坊(ぼ) • (kuronbo)

[from 1702] (derogatory) a black person; a nigger
Synonym: (not derogatory) 黒人 (kokujin)
[from 1847] a cricket
Synonym: 蟋蟀 (kōrogi)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
黒	坊
くろ Grade: 2	ぼう Grade: S
kun'yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
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,^[3]^[2]^[4] or treated as an archaic additional reading.^[1]

Noun

黒(くろ)坊(ぼう) • (kurobō) ^{←くろばう (kurobau)^?}

[1500s–1800s?] (obsolete, derogatory) a black person; a nigger

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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^ “黒坊”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

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[SMK5-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[DDJS-4] “黒坊”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

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