墨
墨: ink
ink; ink stick
14 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 9 words here
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Kunすみ
墨(すみ) "ink stick"; ずみ in 入れ墨(いれずみ) "tattoo", 薄墨(うすずみ). ぼく in 水墨画(すいぼくが) "ink painting", 墨汁(ぼくじゅう) "liquid ink".
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Key words
墨すみink; ink stick
水墨画すいぼくがink-wash painting
墨汁ぼくじゅうliquid calligraphy ink
入れ墨いれずみtattoo
薄墨うすずみthin or diluted ink
Example sentences
習字の時間に、墨をすって大きな字を書いた。
In calligraphy class, I ground the ink and wrote large characters.
美術館で、山と川を描いた水墨画を見た。
At the art museum I saw an ink-wash painting of mountains and rivers.
祖父の腕には、若いころの入れ墨が残っている。
My grandfather still has a tattoo from his youth on his arm.