This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

暗黒舞踏

Reading

Kana: あんこくぶとう
Romaji: ankokubutou
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint

Kanji

Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ブ、 ま.う、 -ま.う、 まい
Meanings: dance, flit, circle, wheel
Readings: トウ、 ふ.む、 ふ.まえる
Meanings: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment