黒人

See also: 黑人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒	人
こく Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
黑人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

黒 (koku, “black”) +‎ 人 (jin, “person”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こくじん [kòkújíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ʑĩɴ]

Noun

黒(こく)人(じん) • (kokujin)

a black person (e.g. African-American)
Synonyms: 黒色人種 (kokushoku jinshu), 黒人種 (kokujinshu)

Coordinate terms: 黄人 (kōjin), 白人 (hakujin)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN