墨 — kanji meaning “black ink”
墨
black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico
- Meanings
- black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico
- On'yomi
- ボク (boku)
- Kun'yomi
- すみ
- Name readings
- すの
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1616 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 32
- Chinese reading
- mò — Chinese character page
Words with 墨
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入れ墨 | いれずみ irezumi | tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing |
| 墨絵 | すみえ sumie | ink painting |
| お墨付き | おすみつき osumitsuki | certificate; certified document; authorization |
| 墨書 | ぼくしょ bokusho | writing in India ink |
| 水墨 | すいぼく suiboku | water and ink |
| 水墨画 | すいぼくが suibokuga | India-ink painting; ink wash painting |
| 墨汁 | ぼくじゅう bokujuu | India ink; China ink |
| 薄墨 | うすずみ usuzumi | thin India ink; diluted ink |
| 墨客 | ぼっかく bokkaku | artist; writer |
| 墨色 | すみいろ sumiiro | ink black |
| 靴墨 | くつずみ kutsuzumi | shoe polish |
| 墨画 | ぼくが bokuga | India-ink drawing |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.