墨

14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico

Kun'yomi
  • すみ
    		sumi ②squid ink ③carpenter's inking string
On'yomi
  • ボク
    		Mexico ②Mohism ③ink ④tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)
Nanori
  • すの

Main Radical

土(KanXi) 黑(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

すみ 93.6%
ボク 6.4%

Character Breakdown

black ink, India ink, ink stick
すみ　ボク　すの (8th, N1)
black
くろ　コク (2nd, N4)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ

Contained In

壥 纒

Common Words

すみ
墨
sumi ②squid ink ③carpenter's inking string
い
入
　
れ
ずみ
墨
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)
すみ
墨
つ
付
　
き
certificate ②(the) thumbs up ③paper with signature of the shogun or lord
まゆ
眉
ずみ
墨
eyebrow pencil ②blackened eyebrows ③(metaphorically) distant mountain range
ぼく
墨
じゅう
汁
India ink ②ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
すみ
墨
え
絵
ink painting
　
イ
　
カ
すみ
墨
squid ink
すみ
墨
いろ
色
ink black
　
イ
　
カ
　
の
すみ
墨
squid ink
すみ
墨
なが
流
　
し
marbling print
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References

Unicode hex code 58A8
JIS X 0208 1-43-47
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5404
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1086
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2753
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3423
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1763
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2400
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 175
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 187
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1431
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2230
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1494
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5469X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1821
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1705
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1821
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1167
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1696
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1695
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 363
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 177
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b11.4
Four corner code 6010.4
De Roo Code 3672