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

  1. grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously
  2. 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

Stroke Sequence

16 Characters • 112 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 147812 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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川施餓鬼

かわせがき

Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river

餓鬼道

がきどう

hungry ghost (preta) realm

施餓鬼

せがき

service for the benefit of suffering spirits

餓鬼

がき

preta

筆墨

ひつぼく

stationery

鬼達磨鰧

おにだるまおこぜ

reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)

墨絵

すみえ

ink painting

墨付き

すみつき

paper with signature of the shogun or lord

墨書

ぼくしょ

writing in India ink

墨入れ

すみいれ

inking

墨場

ぼくじょう

meeting place for calligraphers and painters