黒歴史
Japanese edit
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黒 | 歴 | 史 |
くろ Grade: 2 |
れき Grade: 5 |
し Grade: 5 |
kun’yomi | on’yomi |
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黑歷史 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
黒 (kuro, “black”) + 歴史 (rekishi, “history”). Originally, this term was used in Turn A Gundam, a Japanese animation, and referred to a fictional past great war.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
黒歴史 • (kurorekishi)
- (Internet slang, especially anime and manga fandom) events or things from the past which one wants to whitewash/erase from history (due to it being embarrassing, poorly received, etc.); dark past
Descendants edit
See also edit
- なかったこと (nakatta koto)