"黒子" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 黒子 [canonical] (ruby: 黒子(ほくろ)), 黒子 [canonical] (ruby: 黒子(ホクロ)), hokuro [romanization]
Etymology: Sound shift from now archaic reading 黒子(ははくそ) (hahakuso), possibly from obsolete 火(は)屎(くそ) (hakuso, “burnt ash”). Attested as ほくろ from the 17th century; readings of ははくそ and はくそ are both attested from the 9th century. Other historical readings include ははくろ (hahakuro, 13th century) and ほうくろ (hōkuro, 13th to 15th century). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|黒子|ははくそ}} 黒子(ははくそ) (hahakuso), {{ja-r|火%屎|は%くそ|burnt ash}} 火(は)屎(くそ) (hakuso, “burnt ash”), {{lang|ja|ほくろ}} ほくろ, {{lang|ja|ははくそ}} ははくそ, {{lang|ja|はくそ}} はくそ, {{lang|ja|ははくろ}} ははくろ, {{lang|ja|ほうくろ}} ほうくろ Head templates: {{ja-noun|ほくろ|ホクロ}} 黒子(ほくろ) or 黒子(ホクロ) • (hokuro)
  1. a mole or nevus containing more melanin than surrounding skin
    Sense id: en-黒子-ja-noun-YXMWdael
  2. short for 入黒子 (irebokuro): a beauty spot drawn or placed on the face Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 入黒子 (extra: (irebokuro): a beauty spot drawn or placed on the face)
    Sense id: en-黒子-ja-noun-s7dn~2Ep Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 20 54 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 21 53 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 24 49 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 54 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: 黒子 [canonical] (ruby: 黒子(くろこ)), kuroko [romanization]
Etymology: Sound change from 黒衣 (kurogo). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|黒衣|tr=kurogo}} 黒衣 (kurogo) Head templates: {{ja-noun|くろこ}} 黒子(くろこ) • (kuroko)
  1. stagehand in kabuki and bunraku (who dresses fully in black) Synonyms: 黒衣 (kurogo) (ruby: (くろ), ())
    Sense id: en-黒子-ja-noun-A3yD4eim
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for 黒子 meaning in Japanese (5.4kB)

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          "ref": "1982, Miura Ayako, Teiryū chitai [Mudslide zone], page 3",
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          "roman": "Hokuro ni wa ikibokuro to shinibokuro ga arimasu ga, kihonteki ni wa enerugī baransu ga kajō na bui ni arawaremasu.",
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