黒歴史
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 黒 | 歴 | 史 |
| くろ Grade: 2 |
れき Grade: 5 |
し Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 黑歷史 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
黒 (kuro, “black”) + 歴史 (rekishi, “history”). Originally, this term was used in Turn A Gundam, a Japanese animation, and referred to a fictional past great war.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɾo̞ɾe̞kʲiɕi]
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Noun
黒歴史 • (kurorekishi)
- (Internet slang, especially anime and manga fandom) events or things from the past which one wants to whitewash/erase from history (due to it being embarrassing, poorly received, etc.); dark past
Descendants
See also
- なかったこと (nakatta koto)