くろつち

Japanese
Alternative spelling
黒土

Etymology

From 黒(くろ) (kuro) + 土(つち) (tsuchi).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くろつち [kùrótsúchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞t͡sɨᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

くろつち • (kurotsuchi) ←くろつち (kurotuti)?

  1. dark dirt, preferred in baseball fields and fairgrounds and the like
    人(じん)工(こう)芝(しば)と黒(くろ)土(つち)のグラウンド
    jinkōshiba to kurotsuchi no guraundo
    grounds of artificial turf and dark dirt

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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