Word Meaning 黒船
くろふね
kurofune
黒船 is read as くろふね (kurofune) and means black ships.
Meaning
English
- black ships
- Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853
- foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market)
- product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
Reading
Kana
くろふね
Romaji
kurofune
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