黒船

Reading

Kana: くろふね

Romaji: kurofune

Definitions

noun

1

black ships (i.e. Western ships, often painted with tar, that came to Japan in the 16th century)

2

product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market, etc.

Kanji

黒

Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い

Meaning: black

船

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-

Meanings: ship, boat