Difference between 黒齣 and 黒駒


I'm trying to figure out if there's a difference in meaning/translation
between

> 黒齣

and

> 黒駒

[![image of unknown
character](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YyxTj.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YyxTj.png)

I've attached an image just to make sure that I didn't accidently look up the
wrong character (I'm 99% sure it's the correct one but still).

**A bit of context:** both show up on black background. There is no further
context to be given.

The first one I've seen translated as **black scene** , which makes sense
because according to [this](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%BD%A3), **齣**
can mean either _frame_ or _scene_ in this context.

For the second one, the translation was also **black scene** but I'm not
entirely sure if it's indeed correct. I think I found the correct character
([here](http://www.edrdg.org/cgi-bin/wwwjdic/wwwjdic?1MMJ%E9%A7%92) and
[here](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A7%92)), but translations like
_horse_ or _shogi piece_ just don't make any sense to me.

I have the feeling they both mean the same, but I just want to make sure.




> it shouldn't matter which game/animation

Yes it does matter. Even native Japanese speakers cannot explain the
interpretation of such a rare word without knowing where you saw it.

黒齣 is not a regular word. As @broccoliforest suggests, googling it points to
one specific anime called 化物語. I checked the [first
episode](https://www.b-ch.com/titles/2774/001), and found that it heavily uses
flashing typograms of seemingly random archaic words. 黒齣 is one of them.
Meaning-wise, it should mean "a frame filled with black", but I don't know if
it's a real word or a made-up word of Akiyuki Shindo. Either way, I bet you
won't see this word again outside this anime.

Regarding 黒駒, it's not an ordinary word, either. If you saw it in a work
related to 化物語, it's natural to assume it's just a typo for 黒齣. 齣 is a fairly
rare kanji, so it is no wonder if someone mixed it with 駒.




駒 and 齣 are both pronounced こま in kun'yomi. Despite appearing similar and
being pronounced the same they are two different kanji and carry two different
meanings. 齣 is an uncommon kanji (as stated in the Wiktionary page you
referenced).

> 黒駒 means 'black horse'. It can be either a description of such or a place
> name. An additional meaning of 駒 is 'chess piece').
>
> * * *
>
> 黒齣 means 'black frame/cut', part of a film where the screen is black (blank)
> and reveals information, usually in numeric form, about the film.

