黒子（ほくろ、hokuro）
- mole

The Japanese word 黒子黒子 primarily refers to a mole or a beauty mark on the skin. It can also refer to a specific type of supporting actor in traditional Japanese theater, as well as a more general sense of someone working behind the scenes. However, its most common meaning is a mole.

⚫︎ 彼女の顔に大きな黒子があります。 Translation: She has a large mole on her face. ⚫︎ あの人は顔に黒子黒子があって、かわいいね。 Translation: That person has a mole on their face, and it's cute. ⚫︎ 歌舞伎の舞台で、黒子黒子は重要な役割を演じます。 Translation: In Kabuki theater, the supporting actors (Kuroko) play an important role.

This word is used to describe a mole or beauty mark on a person's body. It can also describe the supporting actors in Kabuki theater. In everyday conversation, when referring to a mole, it’s a relatively neutral term.

The word 黒子 is primarily written using kanji. The reading is ほくろ in hiragana. There are no other common ways to write it, and the okurigana is standard.

⚫︎ ほくろ (hokuro) - The hiragana reading of 黒子. ⚫︎ そばかす (sobakasu) - freckles

There aren't specific antonyms for "mole" in the same way as words like "big" and "small." It is usually used in a descriptive manner.

彼は顔に黒子黒子があるのがコンプレックスだと言っていました。 ・Translation: He said he feels self-conscious about having a mole on his face. ・Explanation: This sentence describes someone's feeling about having a mole.

歌舞伎の黒子黒子は舞台を円滑に進めるために不可欠です。 ・Translation: The supporting actors (Kuroko) in Kabuki are essential for smoothly running the performance. ・Explanation: This sentence refers to the supporting actors in Kabuki theater, not the physical mole.

The kanji 黒 means "black," and 子 means "child" or "seed." The term likely originated from the visual resemblance of a dark spot to a small, dark object.