imperial archivist; court archivist
Historical court position in the Imperial Household Agency responsible for managing imperial records and documents. Reading is usually くろうど.
In the Heian period, the Kurodo was one of the important court positions.
master brewer; sake/soy sauce brewing artisan
Refers to a skilled worker specializing in the brewing of sake or soy sauce. The reading くらびと is also used in this context, while くろうど is common. くらんど is a less common variant.
He has been involved in sake brewing for many years as a master brewer.
Standard modern spelling for both senses.
Old-form kanji variant of 蔵人; mainly encountered in historical texts.
The kanji 蔵 means 'storehouse' and 人 means 'person'. The historical derivation is uncertain, but the word likely originated from the role of managing imperial storehouses or archives.