ブラック

ぶらっく

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective

exploitative; black (company)

businesscolloquialwork color

1. exploitative; abusive (of companies or workplaces)

describes companies or work environments with abusive practices like excessive overtime, harassment, or poor working conditions; from ブラック企業(きぎょう)

That company is exploitative.

ブラック企業(きぎょう)で働(はたら)いていた。

I used to work at a black company.

I changed jobs from an exploitative workplace.

2. black (color); without additions

the color black; also refers to coffee without milk or sugar

I drink my coffee black.

I bought a black shirt.

This suit only comes in black.

ブラック企業(きぎょう) (black company) became a widely used term in the 2000s-2010s to describe companies with:

Of coffee (sense 2), ブラック means without milk, sugar, or cream - just plain black coffee.

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Added 2026.1.28 20:27 · Revised 2026.10.13 4:53

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