For pronunciation and definitions ofくろ – see the following entry. (This term,くろ ( kuro ) , is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)For a list of all kanji read asくろ , seeCategory:Japanese kanji read as くろ .
First attested in a text from 810, but only where畦 is glossed asクロ . The first actual phonetic attestation is in theWamyō Ruijushō (934), asman'yōgana 久路 .
Historical evolution of the Kyoto pitch accent ※ H for high and flat syllables (◌́), L for low and flat syllables (◌̀), F for high-to-low syllables (◌̂), R for low-to-high syllables (◌̌).
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[ 1] くろ • (kuro )
[from 810 or 934] ( dated or dialect ) aridge betweenrice paddies [from 1241] aslightly raised place Attested in theButsurui Shōko (1775).
Unknown. Possibly a dialectal form of蟋蟀( コオロギ ) ( kōrogi ,“ cricket ” ) , but no sources support this.
くろ • (kuro )
[from 1775] ( hapax legomenon , obsolete ) acricket Unknown. Possibly contractions of different words.
くろ • (kuro )
[from 1931] ( slang , crime ) aglove [from 1915] ( slang , crime ) acopper coin [from 1935] ( slang , crime ) amole (skin)↑1.0 1.1 1.2 “くろ 【畔・畦・壠】 ”, in日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten ][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition,Tokyo :Shogakukan ,2000-2002, released online 2007 ,→ISBN , concise edition entry availablehere ↑2.0 2.1 2.2 Hirayama, Teruo , editor (1960 ),全国アクセント辞典 ( Zenkoku Akusento Jiten ,“ Nationwide Accent Dictionary ” ) (in Japanese),Tōkyō :Tōkyōdō ,→ISBN