黒こく人じん

noun

black person; person of African descent

Neutral descriptive term in Japanese, but learners should be aware that direct translation equivalents can carry different social weight across languages.

• 彼かれはアメリカで初はつの黒こく人じん大だい統とう領りょうになった。

  He became the first Black president in the United States.

• 黒こく人じんコミュニティの歴れき史しについて学まなぶ。

  Learn about the history of the Black community.

noun

woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

Archaic term from the Edo period, used as a euphemism for women working in the pleasure quarters, including geisha and prostitutes. Not used in modern Japanese.

See also: 玄人

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、吉よし原わらの黒人くろうとたちは独どく特とくの文ぶん化かを形けい成せいした。

  In the Edo period, the 'kuroto' of Yoshiwara formed a unique culture.