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墨

black ink
Stroke count: 14

Readings

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Kun readingすみ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. black inkRtK
    紙本墨書悉曇略記Writing in ink on paper of Shittan ryakuki (Essentials of Sanskrit characters)wiki
    本所 (墨田区)Honjo (Sumida Ward)wiki
  2. india ink
    墨を染料として使うと面白い模様ができます。India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye.tatoeba
  3. ink stick
  4. mexico
  1. sumi
  2. chinese ink
  3. ink-cake

Synonyms

墨繩

Homonyms

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Same reading (すみ)
隅 · corner炭 · charcoal

Radicals and components

Radical土earth
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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black · computer · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 187

Compound words

墨絵すみえ
ink painting
水墨画すいぼくが
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
入れ墨いれずみ
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
お墨付きおすみつき
certificate; certified document; authorization; authorisation; (the) thumbs up
翰墨かんぼく
brush and ink
靴墨くつずみ
shoe polish
古墨こぼく
old ink stick
白墨はくぼく
(piece of) chalk
墨壷すみつぼ
ink line
墨堤ぼくてい
banks of the Sumida river
墨壺すみつぼ
ink line
墨繩すみなわ
inked marking string
お墨付おすみつき
certificate
墨西哥メキシコ
Mexico
墨浮鮴すみうきごり
floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis)
お墨つきおすみつき
certificate
亜墨利加アメリカ
(United States of) America
旧套墨守きゅうとうぼくしゅ
clinging to old customs
御墨付きおすみつき
certificate
墨痕淋漓ぼっこんりんり
in bold, vivid brush strokes
亜墨利加合衆国アメリカがっしゅうこく
United States of America

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 墨

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step