すす

See also: すず

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of すす – see the following entries.
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[noun] soot (fine particles of amorphous carbon and tar)
[noun] sooted dirt or dust accumulated in ceilings, walls, etc.
[noun] short for 煤色 (susuiro): a shade of black as in the color of soot
(This term, すす (susu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as すす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as すす.)

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