黒人

See also: 黑人

Japanese
Kanji in this term
黒 人
こく
Grade: 2		 じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
黑人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

黒 (koku, “black”) +‎ 人 (jin, “person”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こくじん [kòkújíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝʑĩɴ]

Noun

黒(こく)人(じん) • (kokujin) 

  1. a black person (e.g. African-American)
    Synonyms: 黒色人種 (kokushoku jinshu), 黒人種 (kokujinshu)
    Coordinate terms: 黄人 (kōjin), 白人 (hakujin)

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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