also: こくしつ
noun
black lacquer; black-lacquered object
Refers to the material itself or objects coated with it. Common in traditional crafts.
このお盆は黒漆で仕上げてあります。
This tray is finished with black lacquer.
黒漆の重箱に料理を詰める。
Pack the food into a black-lacquered tiered box.
noun
Only with reading こくしつ
Describes a deep, lustrous black color. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts. The reading こくしつ is specifically associated with this sense.
彼女の髪は黒漆のように輝いていた。
Her hair shone like jet black.
Compound of 黒 (black) and 漆 (lacquer). The reading くろうるし is the standard kun'yomi compound, while こくしつ is an on'yomi reading used in more formal or literary contexts.