noun

  1. sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake.
  2. squid ink, octopus ink.
  3. carpenter's inking string.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
すみ

Contained Kanji 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