noun
Black Death; plague
Refers specifically to the historical pandemic of bubonic plague in 14th-century Europe. In modern Japanese, ペスト is more common for the disease in general.
See also: ペスト
黒死病は14世紀のヨーロッパで大流行した。
The Black Death ravaged Europe in the 14th century.
歴史の授業で黒死病について学んだ。
We learned about the Black Death in history class.