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墨 すみ N3

  1. Chinese ink; India ink; ink stick; ink-cake; sumi
  2. octopus ink; squid ink
  3. carpenter's inking string

墨 ぼく

  1. Mexico
  2. Mohism
  3. ink
  4. tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)

墨絵 すみえ

  1. ink painting

墨西哥 メキシコ

  1. Mexico

墨つぼ すみつぼ

  1. ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces
  2. ink bottle; inkpot

墨に染まれば黒くなる すみにそまればくろくなる

  1. people are formed by their surroundings; that which is dyed with ink becomes black; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble

墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ すみはがきにすらせ、ふではおににもたせよ

  1. grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush

墨ベタ すみベタ

  1. K100 black; flat black; plain black; standard black (in printing)

墨付き すみつき

  1. authorisation; authorization; certificate; certified document
  2. (the) thumbs up; seal of approval
  3. paper with signature of the shogun or lord

墨付け すみつけ

  1. blackening the face
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