黒くろ文も字じ

noun

Lindera umbellata; spicebush

A species of spicebush native to Japan. The wood is aromatic and traditionally used for toothpicks and tea ceremony chopsticks.

• クロモジの枝えだからは良よい香かおりがする。

  The branches of the spicebush give off a pleasant fragrance.

noun

toothpick

Specifically a toothpick made from the aromatic wood of the クロモジ tree. Common in traditional settings.

• 料りょう亭ていでは黒くろ文も字じの楊よう枝じが出だされることがある。

  At high-end Japanese restaurants, toothpicks made of spicebush wood are sometimes provided.

noun

natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony)

Used in the context of tea ceremony, referring to chopsticks made from the natural wood of the クロモジ tree, often for handling sweets.

• 茶さ道どうでは、黒くろ文も字じでお菓か子しを取とります。

  In the tea ceremony, you take sweets with spicebush-wood chopsticks.

noun

black characters; black text

Literal reading of the kanji. Used to describe text or characters printed in black, as opposed to red or other colors.

• この書しょ類るいは黒くろ文も字じで印いん刷さつしてください。

  Please print this document in black text.