墨 Kanji for black ink

N1Grade 814 strokes

black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico

Kun: すみ
On: ボク

墨 is the Japanese kanji for black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico. It is written with 14 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is すみ and its on reading is ボク.

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Words with 墨

墨すみsumi, India ink, Chinese ink
入いれ墨ずみtattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one), tattooing
水すい墨ぼく画がIndia-ink painting, ink wash painting
墨すみ絵えink painting
墨ぼく書しょwriting in India ink
お墨すみ付つきcertificate, certified document, authorization

Practice 墨 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.