| Kanji | 墨 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ボク |
| Kunyomi | すみ |
| Nanori | すの |
| English | black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico |
| Examples | 墨(すみ): (1) sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake (2) squid ink; octopus ink (3) carpenter's inking string |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1616 |
| Components | 黑: black; dark; evil; sinister 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey |
| Number of Strokes | 14 |
| Kanji Radical | 土 |
| Radical Number | 32 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | つち・つちへん・どへん |
| Traditional Form | 墨 |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | black ink |
| Koohii Story 1 | Theres BLACK on the GROUND...most likely someone spilt some black ink. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Anyone who has worked with laserjet ink cartridges will know the black ink looks like powdered dirt. |
| RTK Index (new) | 187 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000
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