Word Meaning 黒星

くろぼし kuroboshi

黒星 is read as くろぼし (kuroboshi) and means mark indicating a defeat.

Meaning

English

  1. mark indicating a defeat
  2. black spot
  3. black dot
  4. bull's-eye
  5. loss
  6. failure
  7. mistake
  8. faux pas

Reading

Kana

くろぼし

Romaji

kuroboshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 白星 Rank 15011 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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暗黒星雲

あんこくせいうん

dark nebula

黒衣

こくい

black clothes

黒板

こくばん

blackboard

黒塗り

くろぬり

blackened thing

黒人兵

こくじんへい

black (i.e. African-American) soldier

黒点周期

こくてんしゅうき

sunspot cycle

黒シャツ党

くろしゃつとう

blackshirts (Italian fascist group)

黒身

くろみ

meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine

黒革

くろかわ

black-dyed leather

黒線

こくせん

black line

黒海経済協力機構

こっかいけいざいきょうりょくきこう

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization

ほし

bullseye