Kanji

墨

墨

black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すみ

Nanori (Name Reading)

すみ

Common Readings

ボク, すみ

Example sentences

墨 すみ
彼 は 書道 の ため に 、 丁寧 に 墨 を すった

He carefully rubbed the ink stick for calligraphy.

濃淡 のうたん
水墨画 は 墨 の 濃淡 だけ で 表現 される 。

Sumi-e (ink wash painting) is expressed only through the shades of ink.

お墨付き おすみつき
この 計画 は 、 社長 の お墨付き です 。

This plan has the president's seal of approval.

水墨画 すいぼくが
室町時代 の 禅僧 、 雪舟 は 水墨画 の 大家 として 知られている 。

The Muromachi period Zen monk Sesshu is known as a master of ink wash painting.

Example Vocabulary

墨

すみ

ink stick; liquid ink

お墨付き

おすみつき

seal of approval, authorization, license

入れ墨

いれずみ

墨汁

ぼくじゅう

墨色

すみいろ

薄墨

うすずみ

水墨画

すいぼくが

ink wash painting

白墨

はくぼく

イカ墨

イカすみ

水墨

すいぼく

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