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Japanese symbol for “sunspot”

Romaji: kokuten
black spot; dark spot

In Japanese, sunspot is , read (kokuten).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n black spot; dark spot
  2. n sunspot (astron)

Kanji and stroke order

black
on: コク
kun: くろ、くろ.ずむ、くろ.い
11 strokes · JLPT 3
spot, point, mark
on: テン
kun: つ.ける、つ.く、た.てる、さ.す
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “sunspot”

WordReadingMeaning
たいようこくてん taiyoukokutensunspot

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こくじん kokujinblack person
くろい kuroiblack
くろじ kuroji(being in) the black; surplus
こくばん kokubanblackboard
あんこく ankokudarkness
しろくろ shirokuroblack and white; monochrome
してん shitenpoint of view; viewpoint; angle
ちてん chitenspot; point; place

See also: Chinese symbol for “sunspot”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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