"黒ん坊" meaning in Japanese

See 黒ん坊 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kɯ̟ɾõ̞mbo̞ː] Forms: 黒ん坊 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (くろ), (ぼう)), kuronbō [romanization], kuronbau [romanization], くろんばう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /kuroboː/ → /kuroɴbo/ Shift from older kurobō reading, with the medial /b/ undergoing emphasis by means of an excrescent nasal. Compare あまり (amari) and あんまり (anmari), どぶり (doburi) and どんぶり (donburi). First attested in 1651. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|kuronbō}}, {{IPAfont|/kuroboː/}} /kuroboː/, {{IPAfont|/kuroɴbo/}} /kuroɴbo/, {{IPAfont|/b/}} /b/ Head templates: {{ja-noun|くろんぼう|hhira=くろんばう}} 黒(くろ)ん坊(ぼう) • (kuronbō) ^(←くろんばう (kuronbau)?)
  1. someone with temporarily dark skin, such as due to a suntan or being dirty
    Sense id: en-黒ん坊-ja-noun-Y3EScIUU Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 8 27 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 24 3 29 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 20 27 4 23 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 22 23 10 17 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 21 28 4 22 26
  2. an ear of grain that has turned black due to infection by smut Synonyms: 黒穂
    Sense id: en-黒ん坊-ja-noun-mHU~NKBi Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 8 27 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 24 3 29 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 20 27 4 23 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 22 23 10 17 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 21 28 4 22 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 32 3 35 21
  3. (derogatory) a black person; a nigger Tags: derogatory Synonyms: 黒人 (english: not derogatory)
    Sense id: en-黒ん坊-ja-noun-SYFW9uUN
  4. (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 Synonyms: 黒子
    Sense id: en-黒ん坊-ja-noun-u7y-EHv9 Categories (other): Theater, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 8 27 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 24 3 29 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 20 27 4 23 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 22 23 10 17 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 14 20 3 44 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 21 28 4 22 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 32 3 35 21 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  5. a monk dressed in black robes Coordinate_terms: 坊主 (english: [[monk]])
    Sense id: en-黒ん坊-ja-noun-hOFpezDb Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 8 27 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 24 3 29 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 20 27 4 23 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 22 23 10 17 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 21 28 4 22 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 32 3 35 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 23 2 26 35
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        "an ear of grain that has turned black due to infection by smut"
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