黒船 kurofune
kurofune
Noun
1. black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853 — explanation
Dated
Noun
2. foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
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kurofunede
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. By black ship; With black ships
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kurofunejanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not a black ship.; It isn't a black ship.
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kurofunedarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably black ships. ; Likely black ships.
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kurofunejārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It was not a black ship.; It wasn't a black ship.
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kurofunedeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a black ship.; It will likely be a black ship.
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