Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 黒船(くろふね) in Japanese

黒船
Kana Reading
くろふね
Romaji
kurofune
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    black ships (i.e. Western ships, often painted with tar, that came to Japan in the 16th century)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market, etc.


Related Kanji

JLPT 3

11 strokes

ship, boat

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: ふね, ふな-

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

black

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: くろ, くろ.ずむ, くろ.い

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