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墨すみ
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Meanings
Noun
1. sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake
2. squid ink; octopus ink
3. carpenter's inking string
Other spellings
すみ
Kanji used
墨black ink
Pitch accent
すみ
Used in vocabulary
入いれ墨ずみ
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
Noun
墨すみ染ぞめ
dyeing black; dyed black; dark; priest robes; priesthood; mourning dress
Noun
墨すみ流ながし
marbling print; paper marbling
Noun
墨すみ消けし
blotting out characters with ink
Noun
墨すみ染ぞめ衣ごろも
priest's black robe
Noun
墨すみ付つき
certificate; certified document; authorization; authorisation; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval
Noun
墨すみ付つけ
blackening the face
Noun
墨すみ烏賊いか
golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)
Noun
墨すみ付つけ正しょう月がつ
event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)
Noun
墨すみ入いれ
inkpot; ink bottle; inking; going over in ink
Noun
墨すみ継つぎ
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
Noun
墨すみ摺ずり
woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
Noun
Examples1
India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye.