黒石

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒	石
くろ Grade: 2	いし Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
黑石 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

黒 (“black”) +‎ 石 (“stone”)

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) くろいし [kùróíshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞iɕi]

Noun

黒(くろ)石(いし) • (kuroishi) 

1. (literal) a black stone
2. (go) a black stone

   Antonym: 白石 (shiroishi)

Proper noun

黒(くろ)石(いし) • (Kuroishi) 

1. the Black Stone

Pronunciation 2

• (Tokyo) くろ​いし [kùróꜜìshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞iɕi]

Proper noun

黒(くろ)石(いし) • (Kuroishi) 

1. A city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
2. (historical) A village in Esashi district, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
3. a surname

   Coordinate term: 白石 (Shiraishi)