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黒点

Reading

Kana: こくてん
Romaji: kokuten
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

black spot; dark spot

2

sunspot

(Astronomy, etc. term)

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち
Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

Example Sentences

太陽(たいよう)黒点(こくてん)観察(かんさつ)しよう。
➥Let's observe sunspots.
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(いま)太陽(たいよう)活動(かつどう)低調(ていちょう)ですが、それでも時々(ときどき)(おお)きな黒点(こくてん)(あらわ)れます。
➥The sun is currently in a period of low activity but even so large sunspots occasionally appear.
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今日(きょう)太陽(たいよう)()かんだ(ちい)さな黒点(こくてん)
➥There's a little black spot on the sun today.
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