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
sumi ha gaki ni surasefude ha o ni nimotaseyo
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 (sumi ha gaki ni surasefude ha o ni nimotaseyo) 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
sumi ha gaki ni surasefude ha o ni nimotaseyo
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 sumihagakinisurasefudehaoninimotaseyo