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墨 : Black ink

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Components:
黒土

black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico

On 'yomi:
ボク(boku)
Kun 'yomi:
すみ(sumi)
Nanori:
すの(suno)
Strokes:14
Radical:土 (32)
Usage Rating:1616
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:8
Unicode:058a8
jis208:43-47
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墨 Usage examples

縄墨(じょうぼく)standard, inked timber marking string
日墨(にちぼく)Japan and Mexico
文人墨客(ぶんじんぼっきゃく)writers and artists, persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy
墨黠虜(ぼくかつりょ)late Edo-period pejorative for Americans
旧套墨守(きゅうとうぼくしゅ)clinging to old customs, adhering to old traditions
墨痕淋漓(ぼっこんりんり)dripping ink marks, a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes
詩人墨客(しじんぼっきゃく)poets and artists, persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy
墨跡(ぼくせき)
墨蹟(ぼくせき)		writing (especially of a Zen monk), penmanship
雪と墨(ゆきとすみ)snow and ink (esp. used as an example of diametric opposites, like night and day)
水墨山水(すいぼくさんすい)landscape painting in black india ink