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A4 Noun

黒星(くろぼし)black spot, black dot, bull's-eye, failure mark

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        black spot, black dot, bull's-eye

      2. 2.

        mark indicating a defeat

        Sumo,

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      3. 3.

        loss, failure, mistake, faux pas

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    黒星 【くろぼし】

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    • 相撲(すもう)星取(ほしど)(ひょう)()けを(あらわ)すのが黒星(くろぼし)だ。

      In the sumo wrestling results chart, a loss is represented by a black dot.

    • 黒星(くろぼし)は、()けることや失敗(しっぱい)することを(あらわ)します。

      A black spot signifies losing or failing.

    • (まと)中央(ちゅうおう)にある(くろ)(まる)のことを黒星(くろぼし)()うと()きました。

      I heard that the black circle in the center of the target is called a bull's-eye.

    • その批評(ひひょう)黒星(くろぼし)(はず)れていて、適当(てきとう)()いたとしか(おも)えません。

      The critique missed the mark and seemed to be written carelessly.

    • まさか最近(さいきん)絶好調(ぜっこうちょう)だったチームが黒星(くろぼし)をあげるとは予想(よそう)してなかった。

      I did not expect the team, which had been in excellent form recently, to suffer a defeat.

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