noun
black race
Refers to the racial category of people with dark skin, often used in historical or anthropological contexts. In modern everyday Japanese, more specific or less formal terms are often preferred.
19世紀の人類学では、黒色人種という分類が使われていた。
In 19th-century anthropology, the classification 'black race' was used.
黒人 is the common, everyday term for a Black person, while 黒色人種 is a more formal, scientific-sounding term for the racial group.
Compound of 黒色 (black color) + 人種 (race). The term is a direct translation of the Western concept of 'black race' and entered Japanese during the Meiji period with the introduction of Western racial theories.