Word Meaning 墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ
すみはがきにすらせふではおににもたせよ
sumihagakinisurasefudehaoninimotaseyo
墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ is read as すみはがきにすらせふではおににもたせよ (sumihagakinisurasefudehaoninimotaseyo) and means grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously.
Meaning
English
- grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously
- let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush
Reading
Kana
すみはがきにすらせふではおににもたせよ
Romaji
sumihagakinisurasefudehaoninimotaseyo
Writing Variants
- 墨は餓鬼に磨らせ筆は鬼に持たせよ すみはがきにすらせふではおににもたせよ sumi ha gaki ni surasefude ha o ni nimotaseyo