Keyword
black ink
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig187
Old form
Readings
すみ
(69%)
ずみ
(15%)
ぼく
(13%)
ぼっ
(1%)
Composed of
black
earth
Used in kanji (1 in total)
follow around
Used in vocabulary (100 in total)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
thin or diluted ink
blackboard chalk
India-ink painting
ink painting
squid ink
adherence (to custom, tradition)
water and ink; ink painting
ink marks; handwriting
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
shoe polish
stationery; pen and ink; writing materials
writing in India ink
red-ink stick; red and black
inking the outlines of a picture
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
India-ink drawing
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy
autographs (brushwork) of departed person
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
banks of the Sumida river
Awazumi City (a fictional city in the Remember11 visual novel)
graphite; black lead
inkpot; ink bottle; inking; going over in ink
Chinese ink
ink sac (in cephalopods)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
mohist; follower of mohism
inked marking string
dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes
soot on the bottom of a pot or pan
standard; inked timber marking string
brush and ink; writing; drawing
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
artist; writer
vermillion stick; red ink
marbling print; paper marbling
squid's ink
ink painting style
diametric opposites; night and day; black and white; (lit.) snow and ink
inking the outlines of a picture
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
landscape painting in black India ink
woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
key block (in woodblock printmaking); key plate (in 4 colors process printing); K plate
person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)
inked marking string
blackening the face
old ink stick
inkstone well; inkhorn
clinging to old customs; adhering to old traditions
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)
Japan and Mexico
cuttlefish; squid
woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)
indigo wax shaped as an inkstick
Jimo City
brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
Confucianism and Mohism; Confucianism and the teachings of Mozi
Mexico; Mohism; (arch.) ink; (arch.) tattooing
inked marking string
blotting out characters with ink
priest's black robe
tattooing (form of punishment in ancient China)
scented ink; honorific reference to another's letter
late Edo-period pejorative for Americans
poets and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy
meeting place for calligraphers and painters
ink sac (in cephalopods)
centre line (usu. in buildings, joinery, etc.); center line
event where young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Little New Year in the San'in region
grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; (lit.) let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush
grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; (lit.) let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush
pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
Confucius and Mozi (ancient Chinese philosophers)
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble; (lit.) that which is dyed with ink becomes black
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri, species of the Indo-West Pacific)
floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis)
Asian constable (species of butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus)
standard black (in printing); plain black; flat black; K100 black
Examples (1 in total)
His body was covered with tattoos.