Word Meaning 黒八丈

くろはちじょう kurohachijou

黒八丈 is read as くろはちじょう (kurohachijou) and means thick black silk from Hachijo Island.

Meaning

English

thick black silk from Hachijo Island

Reading

Kana

くろはちじょう

Romaji

kurohachijou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 89477 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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八丈

はちじょう

plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)

黄八丈

きはちじょう

yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)

八丈方言

はちじょうほうげん

Hachijō dialects

八丈桑

はちじょうぐわ

Morus kagayamae (species of mulberry)

八丈宝貝

はちじょうだからがい

chocolate cowry (Mauritia mauritiana)

八丈絹

はちじょうぎぬ

plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (dyed with botanical pigments found on the island)

八重山一黒子

やえやまひとつぼくろ

tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)

八丈縞

はちじょうじま

striped Hachijo silk cloth

黒松

くろまつ

black pine (Pinus thunbergii)

黒い霧

くろいきり

thick fog (of suspicion)

黒幕

くろまく

black curtain

黒潮

くろしお

Kuroshio Current