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黒八丈 (くろはちじょう, kurohachijou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

黒くろ八はち丈じょう

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Meanings

1

thick black silk from Hachijo Island

A traditional Japanese silk fabric known for its deep black color and durability, produced on Hachijō-jima.

黒くろ八はち丈じょうは、八はち丈じょう島じまで織おられる伝でん統とう的てきな黒くろい絹

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Kurohachijō is a traditional black silk fabric woven on Hachijō Island.

Kanji

黒black
八eight, eight radical (no. 12)
丈length, ten shaku, measure

Related words

黄き八はち丈じょう
黄八丈 is a yellow variant of the same Hachijō silk, while 黒八丈 is the black version.

Built from

黒くろ+八はち丈じょう

Etymology

Compound of 黒 (kuro, 'black') and 八丈 (Hachijō), referring to Hachijō Island where this silk is produced.