くろふね
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853
2. foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
Pitch accent
ろふね
Composed of
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)