Word details

黒船来航

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 黒船来航.

Dictionary

Entry

黒船来航くろふねらいこうNoun
1

Event

Perry Expedition (1853); arrival of the Black Ships

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

black

11 strokesFrequency 573JLPT N3Grade 2

On

コク

Kun

くろくろ.ずむくろ.い

ship, boat

11 strokesFrequency 713JLPT N2Grade 2

On

セン

Kun

ふねふな-

Nanori

come, due, next, cause, become

7 strokesFrequency 102JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ライタイ

Kun

く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たる

Nanori

くりくるごろ

navigate, sail, cruise, fly

10 strokesFrequency 665JLPT N2Grade 5

On

コウ

Nanori

わたる

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