Translation guide
The process or result of becoming black or dark in color, often used in cooking, metalworking, or descriptive contexts.
Describing something turning black or dark, often due to burning, oxidation, or natural processes.
The most common and neutral way to say 'become black' or 'turn black'. Used for any object or surface.
銀が空気に触れて黒くなった。
The silver turned black from exposure to air.
Specifically blackening food, such as fish or chicken, by coating with spices and searing in a hot pan.
The English loanword 'blackening' is commonly used in Japanese cooking contexts, especially for Cajun-style blackened fish.
ブラックニングした魚はスパイシーで美味しい。
Blackened fish is spicy and delicious.
The process of applying a black finish to metal for corrosion resistance or appearance.
Refers to black oxide coating or bluing, a common metal finishing process.
このネジは黒染め加工されています。
This screw has a black oxide finish.
Implies a gradual or dirty blackening, often with a negative connotation like soot or grime.
壁が煙で黒ずんでいる。
The wall is blackened with smoke.
A formal or technical term for 'blackening', used in scientific or industrial contexts.
この金属は高温で黒変する。
This metal blackens at high temperatures.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'to sear the surface until black', used when explaining the technique.
強火で表面を黒く焼いてください。
Please sear the surface until black over high heat.
A technical term for blackening treatment, often used in manufacturing.
黒化処理を施した部品は錆びにくい。
Parts that have undergone blackening treatment are rust-resistant.