Moto 墨 (すみ)sumi; India ink; Chinese ink
- sumi; India ink; Chinese inknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- squid ink; octopus inknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- carpenter's inking stringnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 墨
Words that share its kanji
- 墨付きすみつきcertificate; certified document
- 入れ墨いれずみtattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
- 墨書ぼくしょwriting in India ink
- 墨絵すみえink painting
- 墨西哥メキシコMexico
- 水墨画すいぼくがIndia-ink painting
- お墨付きおすみつきcertificate; certified document
- イカの墨イカのすみsquid's ink
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