歯黒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歯	黒
は Grade: 3	くろ > ぐろ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
齒黑 (kyūjitai)

Noun

歯(は)黒(ぐろ) • (haguro) 

1. cosmetically blackened teeth, popular in Japan from ancient times and lasting up until the Meiji period (late 1800s)

Usage notes

This word is more commonly spelled with the honorific o- prefix. Kanji forms (with the o-) include the following:

• 御歯黒
• お歯黒
• 鉄漿