墨
India ink, Mexico, black ink, ink stick
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
14 / 14
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:14
JLPT:1
Frequency:1616
Vocabulary
ボク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水墨画 | スイボクガ | India-ink painting; ink wash painting |
| 墨書 | ボクショ | writing in India ink |
| 翰墨 | カンボク | brush and ink; writing; drawing |
| 古墨 | コボク | old ink stick |
| 白墨 | ハクボク | (piece of) chalk |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墨 | すみ | sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string |
| 入れ墨 | いれずみ | tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing |
| お墨付き | おすみつき | certificate; certified document; authorization; authorisation; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord |
| 墨西哥 | メキシコ | Mexico |
| 亜墨利加 | アメリカ | (United States of) America; United States; US; USA; America (land mass); the Americas |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
黒
black
Grade 2JLPT 4
黙
become silent, leave as is, silence, stop speaking
Grade 8JLPT 1
睡
die, drowsy, sleep
Grade 8JLPT 1
塁
base(ball), bases, fort, rampart, walls
Grade 8JLPT 1
曇
cloud up, cloudy weather
Grade 8JLPT 2
瞬
blink, twinkle, wink
Grade 8JLPT 1
駐
reside in, resident, stop-over
Grade 8JLPT 2
星
dot, mark, spot, star
Grade 2JLPT 2
野
civilian life, field, plains, rustic
Grade 2JLPT 4
暗
be blinded, darkness, disappear, grow dark, informal, shade
Grade 3JLPT 3