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Meaning of 墨黠虜(ぼくかつりょ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 墨黠虜

Kana Reading ぼくかつりょ

Romaji bokukatsuryo

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

late Edo-period pejorative for Americans

Related Kanji

虜 JLPT 1

13 strokes

captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy

On'Yomi: リョ, ロ

Kun'Yomi: とりこ, とりく

墨 JLPT 1

14 strokes

black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico

On'Yomi: ボク

Kun'Yomi: すみ

墨

15 strokes

On'Yomi: ボク

Kun'Yomi: すみ

虜

12 strokes

capture, imprison, seize, prison

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi:

黠

18 strokes

crafty

On'Yomi: カツ

Kun'Yomi: さと.い, わるがしこ.い