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墨: ink

ink; ink stick
14 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 9 words here

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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".

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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The numbers show the order. The course page animates each stroke.

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

In calligraphy class, I ground the ink and wrote large characters.

At the art museum I saw an ink-wash painting of mountains and rivers.

My grandfather still has a tattoo from his youth on his arm.

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