黒歴史

See also: 黑歷史

Japanese

Kanji in this term
くろ
Grade: 2
れき
Grade: 5

Grade: 5
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
黑歷史 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(kuro, black) +‎ 歴史 (rekishi, history). Originally, this term was used in Turn A Gundam, a Japanese animation, and referred to a fictional past great war.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろれ [kùróréꜜkìshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɾo̞ɾe̞kʲi̥ɕi]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

(くろ)(れき)() • (kurorekishi

  1. (Internet slang, especially anime and manga fandom) events or things from the past which one wants to whitewash/erase from history (due to it being embarrassing, poorly received, etc.); dark past [from the late 2000s]

Descendants

  • Chinese: 黑歷史 / 黑历史 (hēilìshǐ)
  • Korean: 흑역사(黑歷史) (heugyeoksa)

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