黒歴史

Japanese
Kanji in this term
黒 歴 史
くろ
Grade: 2		 れき
Grade: 5		 し
Grade: 5
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
黑歷史 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞ɾe̞kʲiɕi]
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Noun

黒(くろ)歴(れき)史(し) • (kurorekishi) 

  1. (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

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