黒こく檀たん

noun

ebony

Refers to the dark, dense hardwood from trees of the genus Diospyros, used for furniture, musical instruments, and carvings.

• このピアノの鍵けん盤ばんは黒こく檀たんでできている。

  The keys of this piano are made of ebony.

• 黒こく檀たんは非ひ常じょうに硬かたくて重おもい木もく材ざいだ。

  Ebony is a very hard and heavy wood.