すみ
墨
ぞ
染
　
め

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. dyeing black, dyed black, dark.

noun

  1. priest robes, priesthood. Abbreviation.
  2. mourning dress.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
すみ
墨
ぞ
染
　
め
 墨染め すみぞめ
すみ
墨
ぞめ
染
 墨染 すみぞめ

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
dye, color, paint
そめ　そ.める　セン (6th, N1)
spring
キ　キュウ　グ
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)