墨

ink; black ink; India ink; ink stick; Mexico

14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1616.

Readings

• すみ (kun reading): 墨 (すみ) sumi; 入れ墨 (いれずみ) tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)
• ボク (on reading): 墨書 (ぼくしょ) writing in India ink; 米墨戦争 (べいぼくせんそう) Mexican-American War (1846-1848)

Components

• 黒
• 土
• 土 radical earth
• ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
• 里 radical village; ri
• 黒 radical black

Kanji containing 墨

• 壥 fine residence
• 纒 wear

Words using 墨

• 墨 (すみ) sumi
• 入れ墨 (いれずみ) tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)
• 墨入れ (すみいれ) inkpot
• お墨付き (おすみつき) certificate
• イカ墨 (いかすみ) squid ink
• 墨書 (ぼくしょ) writing in India ink
• 米墨戦争 (べいぼくせんそう) Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
• 水墨画 (すいぼくが) India-ink painting
• 墨汁 (ぼくじゅう) India ink
• 水墨 (すいぼく) water and ink

83 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists