black smoke

(Buddhism) bad deed, evil deed

(derogatory, ethnic slur) nigger (black person)

(physics, astronomy) a blackbody

Alternative form of 黒煙

dark-skinned, swarthy

gang in China

(Internet slang, derogatory) talking about oneself whenever possible; self-centered

Synonym of 黄昏 (tasogare, “dusk; twilight”) / Synonym of 黄昏時 (tasogaredoki, “dusk; twilight”)

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).