Word Meaning 墨付き

すみつき sumitsuki

墨付き is read as すみつき (sumitsuki) and means paper with signature of the shogun or lord.

Meaning

English

  1. paper with signature of the shogun or lord
  2. (the) thumbs up
  3. seal of approval
  4. certificate
  5. certified document
  6. authorization
  7. authorisation

Reading

Kana

すみつき

Romaji

sumitsuki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 14091 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

墨付け正月

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event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)

墨付け

すみつけ

blackening the face

お墨付き

おすみつき

paper with signature of the shogun or lord

墨付鮫

すみつきざめ

whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri, species of the Indo-West Pacific)

墨書き

すみがき

inking the outlines of a picture

墨絵

すみえ

ink painting

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

墨家

ぼくか

Mohism

墨画

ぼくが

India-ink drawing

墨流し

すみながし

marbling print