Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “墨”

墨

すみ

sumi; india ink; chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake

Example sentence

India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

墨
On
ぼく
Kun
すみ
Stroke count
14

・black ink

・india ink

・ink stick

・mexico

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Related words to 墨

49 related words

墨絵

すみえ

→

ink painting

墨

すみ

→

squid ink;octopus ink

墨

すみ

→

carpenter's inking string

墨書

ぼくしょ

→

writing in India ink

墨

ぼく

→

Mexico

墨守

ぼくしゅ

→

adherence (to custom, tradition)

墨消し

すみけし

→

blotting out characters with ink

墨書き

すみがき

→

inking the outlines of a picture

墨浮鮴

すみうきごり

→

floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis)

墨染め衣

すみぞめごろも

→

priest's black robe

墨染め

すみぞめ

→

dyeing black;dyed black;dark

墨ベタ

すみベタ

→

standard black (in printing);plain black;flat black;K100 black

墨付き

すみつき

→

certificate;certified document;authorization;authorisation

墨汁嚢

ぼくじゅうのう

→

ink sac (in cephalopods)

墨袋

すみぶくろ

→

ink sac (in cephalopods)

墨摺り

すみずり

→

woodblock printing done with black ink only;woodblock print made with black ink only

墨付け正月

すみつけしょうがつ

→

event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)

墨付鮫

すみつきざめ

→

whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri)

墨痕淋漓

ぼっこんりんり

→

in bold, vivid brush strokes

墨つぼ

すみつぼ

→

ink line

墨継ぎ

すみつぎ

→

resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush

墨糸

すみいと

→

inked marking string

墨刑

ぼっけい

→

tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)

墨繩

すみなわ

→

inked marking string

墨痕

ぼっこん

→

ink marks;handwriting

墨画

ぼくが

→

India-ink drawing

墨染めの衣

すみぞめのころも

→

priest's black robe

墨液

ぼくえき

→

India ink;China ink

墨字

すみじ

→

printed characters (as opposed to Braille)

墨烏賊

すみいか

→

golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)

墨客

ぼっかく

→

artist;writer

墨版

すみはん

→

key block (in woodblock printmaking)

墨家

ぼっか

→

Mohism;Moism

墨譜

ぼくふ

→

pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

墨付け

すみつけ

→

blackening the face

墨堤

ぼくてい

→

banks of the Sumida river

墨流蝶

すみながし

→

Asian constable (species of butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus)

墨汁

ぼくじゅう

→

India ink;China ink

墨池

ぼくち

→

inkstone well

墨入れ

すみいれ

→

inkpot;ink bottle

墨跡

ぼくせき

→

writing (especially of a Zen monk);penmanship

墨に染まれば黒くなる

すみにそまればくろくなる

→

people are formed by their surroundings;walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble

墨場

ぼくじょう

→

meeting place for calligraphers and painters

墨絵風

すみえふう

→

ink painting style

墨魚

ぼくぎょ

→

cuttlefish;squid

墨色

すみいろ

→

ink black

墨流し

すみながし

→

marbling print;paper marbling

墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ

すみはがきにすらせ、ふではおににもたせよ

→

grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously

墨烏賊

すみいか

→

Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)