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・black ink
・india ink
・ink stick
・mexico
Japanese dictionary
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
・black ink
・india ink
・ink stick
・mexico
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すみえ
ink painting
すみ
squid ink;octopus ink
すみ
carpenter's inking string
ぼくしょ
writing in India ink
ぼく
Mexico
ぼくしゅ
adherence (to custom, tradition)
すみけし
blotting out characters with ink
すみがき
inking the outlines of a picture
すみうきごり
floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis)
すみぞめごろも
priest's black robe
すみぞめ
dyeing black;dyed black;dark
すみベタ
standard black (in printing);plain black;flat black;K100 black
すみつき
certificate;certified document;authorization;authorisation
ぼくじゅうのう
ink sac (in cephalopods)
すみぶくろ
ink sac (in cephalopods)
すみずり
woodblock printing done with black ink only;woodblock print made with black ink only
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)
すみつきざめ
whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri)
ぼっこんりんり
in bold, vivid brush strokes
すみつぼ
ink line
すみつぎ
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
すみいと
inked marking string
ぼっけい
tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)
すみなわ
inked marking string
ぼっこん
ink marks;handwriting
ぼくが
India-ink drawing
すみぞめのころも
priest's black robe
ぼくえき
India ink;China ink
すみじ
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
すみいか
golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)
ぼっかく
artist;writer
すみはん
key block (in woodblock printmaking)
ぼっか
Mohism;Moism
ぼくふ
pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
すみつけ
blackening the face
ぼくてい
banks of the Sumida river
すみながし
Asian constable (species of butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus)
ぼくじゅう
India ink;China ink
ぼくち
inkstone well
すみいれ
inkpot;ink bottle
ぼくせき
writing (especially of a Zen monk);penmanship
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
ぼくじょう
meeting place for calligraphers and painters
すみえふう
ink painting style
ぼくぎょ
cuttlefish;squid
すみいろ
ink black
すみながし
marbling print;paper marbling
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
すみいか
Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)