JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 墨: "black ink, India ink, ink stick"
The kanji 墨 means "black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボク in on'yomi and すみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1616 of 2,501 |
Common words with 墨
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 墨sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick · squid ink; octopus ink
- お墨付きcertificate; certified document; authorization; authorisation · (the) thumbs up; seal of approval
- 墨西哥Mexico
- 入れ墨tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
- 墨汁India ink; China ink · ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
- 墨色ink black
- 薄墨thin India ink; diluted ink
- 白墨(piece of) chalk
- 水墨画India-ink painting; ink wash painting
- 翰墨brush and ink; writing; drawing
- 墨絵ink painting
- 墨守adherence (to custom, tradition)
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