こっかっしょく
noun, no-adjective
dark brown; blackish brown
formalcolor
1. dark brown; blackish brown
A brown so deep that it approaches black. Belongs to written description — field guides, product specifications, scientific and medical writing — rather than everyday conversation.
(はね)黒褐色(こっかっしょく)している
The feathers are dark brown.
This beetle has a blackish-brown body.
Simmered for a long time, the sauce turns dark brown.
The surface of the fossil is dark brown, with white streaks visible here and there.

Used with before a noun (黒褐色(こっかっしょく)(はね)) and with している to describe what something looks like.

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