墨 kanji: meaning “black ink”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N114 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- black ink
- On'yomi
- ボク
- Kun'yomi
- すみ
Picture story to remember 墨
Grind dark soil (土) into a powder, mix it with black (黒) soot, and you have black ink.
How to write 墨: stroke order
墨 is written with 14 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 墨
- 墨書ぼくしょwriting in India ink
- 墨絵すみえink painting
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