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くるー【黒】

kuruu

Pronunciation: [kuɾuː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Black
  2. Something black; black thing; black stuff; black item; black stain
  3. Opposition party
  4. (Historical) Meiji-era party that opposed the abolition of feudal domains

Etymology

Sense 1: Cognate with standard Japanese くろ【黒】 kuro "black". Sense 2: From くるー【黒】 kuruu and a fused nominalizing suffix -u(u).

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OrthographyForm
Kanji
Kanaくるー
Romanizationkuruu
Pronunciation (IPA)[kuɾuː]

意味:くろ【黒】、こくしょく【黒色】、くろいもの【黒い物】、はんたいとう【反対党】、はんたいは【反対派】、明治時代に藩の廃止に反対した政党

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 20). くるー【黒】 : kuruu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8958/kuruu/.