jmdict 1113780 Active (id#2295137)
ブラック [gai1]
  1. [n,adj-no]
    • black
  2. [n]
    • black (coffee)
  3. [adj-f,adj-na]
    • exploitative (company)
    • overly harsh
    • abusive
    • oppressive
    • unethical
  4. [n]
    • boldface
    • blackface
    • heavy-faced type
History:
    • A 2024-03-19 23:05:57 Jim Breen (id#2295137)
    • Comments
      Not sure it needs the adj-na as well.
    • A* 2024-03-19 20:39:13 Robin Scott (id#2295129)
    • Comments
      For sense 1, it's not prenominal outside of compounds borrowed from English (e.g. ブラックペッパー, ブラックボックス, ブラックホール). When used to describe the colour of some arbitrary thing, it's always ブラックの〜. 
I think adj-f is appropriate for sense 3.
    • Diff
      @@ -16 +15,0 @@
-<gloss>without cream or milk</gloss>
@@ -19 +18 @@
-<pos>&n-pref;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-f;</pos>
@@ -21 +20 @@
-<gloss>exploitative (esp. of employees)</gloss>
+<gloss>exploitative (company)</gloss>
@@ -23 +22,3 @@
-<gloss>immoral</gloss>
+<gloss>abusive</gloss>
+<gloss>oppressive</gloss>
+<gloss>unethical</gloss>
    • A 2024-03-19 20:16:17 Jim Breen (id#2295127)
    • Comments
      I don't think so.
    • A* 2024-03-19 04:22:50 Marcus Richert (id#2295084)
    • Comments
      We usually have colors as n,adj-no. But would adj-f be better here?
    • Diff
      @@ -9,0 +10 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
    • A 2021-10-09 20:45:13 Jim Breen
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