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dark brown; blackish brown
A very dark shade of brown, close to black. A traditional Japanese color name used to describe clothing, hair, furniture, and other objects.
黒茶の革靴を買った。
I bought dark brown leather shoes.
壁を黒茶色に塗り替えたら、部屋が落ち着いた雰囲気になった。
After repainting the walls dark brown, the room took on a calm atmosphere.
秋になると、山の木々の葉が赤や黄、黒茶に色づく。
In autumn, the leaves on the mountain trees turn red, yellow, and dark brown.
Composed of 黒 (black) and 茶 (tea; brown). One of the traditional Japanese color names (和色), describing a brown so dark it approaches black. The 茶 component refers to the color brown (from tea), not to tea itself.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 黒茶色: dark brown color (with the 色 suffix)
- 黒茶の髪: dark brown hair
- 黒茶の家具: dark brown furniture
RELATED COLOR TERMS:
- 茶色: brown — the standard brown
- 焦げ茶: dark brown — similar; evokes the color of scorched things
- 栗色: chestnut brown — warmer, reddish-brown