黒坊

Etymology 1
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Shift from older kurobō reading, with the medial undergoing emphasis by means of an excrescent nasal. Compare and,  and.

First attested in 1651.

Noun

 * 1)  someone with temporarily dark skin, such as due to a suntan or being dirty
 * 2)  an ear of grain that has turned black due to infection by smut
 * 3)   a black person
 * 4)   a role in a later part of a performance, played by someone dressed in black as a stagehand; the person playing such a role
 * 5)  a monk dressed in black robes
 * 1)   a role in a later part of a performance, played by someone dressed in black as a stagehand; the person playing such a role
 * 2)  a monk dressed in black robes
 * 1)  a monk dressed in black robes

Etymology 2
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Shift from kuronbō reading, shortening the final vowel.

First attested in 1702.

Noun

 * 1)   a black person
 * 2)  a cricket
 * 1)  a cricket

Etymology 3
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Compound of. First attested in the 1500s.

This reading appears to no longer be in use, and it is often either not included at all in modern Japanese dictionaries, or treated as an archaic additional reading.

Noun

 * 1)   a black person