くろつち

Japanese

Alternative spelling
黒土

Etymology

From 黒(くろ) (kuro) + 土(つち) (tsuchi).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くろつち [kùrótsúchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɾo̞t͡sɨt͡ɕi]

Noun

くろつち • (kurotsuchi) ←くろつち (kurotuti)?

  1. dark dirt, preferred in baseball fields and fairgrounds and the like
    人(じん)工(こう)芝(しば)と黒(くろ)土(つち)のグラウンド
    jinkōshiba to kurotsuchi no guraundo
    grounds of artificial turf and dark dirt

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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