also: くろぶち
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
black spot; black speck
Refers to a dark spot or speck on a surface, skin, or object. Can be used as a noun or as a no-adjective (e.g., 黒斑の模様).
This cloth has several black spots.
Leaves with black spots might be diseased.
黒点 also means 'black spot' but is more commonly used in technical contexts like sunspots (太陽黒点) or blemishes.
purple spot; black spot disease
Standard kanji spelling for the reading こくはん. Also used for the readings くろふ and くろまだら, but those are rare.
Common kana-mixed spelling for the reading くろぶち, often used in everyday contexts.
Rare kanji variant; 駁 means 'mottled' or 'speckled'.
Compound of 黒 (black) and 斑 (spot, speckle). The reading こくはん is the on'yomi, while くろぶち, くろふ, and くろまだら are kun'yomi-based readings.