Word Meaning 黒衣

くろご kurogo

黒衣 is read as くろご (kurogo) and means behind-the-scenes supporter.

Meaning

English

behind-the-scenes supporter
string-puller
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki)
stagehand
prompter

Reading

Kana

くろご

Romaji

kurogo

Writing Variants

黒衣くろこ kuroko
黒子くろこ kuroko
黒子くろご kurogo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 白衣 Rank 123156 Priority T

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黒衣の宰相

こくいのさいしょう

Buddhist priest who is also an important politician

黒板

こくばん

blackboard

黒星

くろぼし

mark indicating a defeat

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

黒毛和種

くろげわしゅ

Japanese Black (breed of cattle)

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