墨付け正月
すみつけしょうがつ
event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)
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
- paper with signature of the shogun or lord
- (the) thumbs up
- seal of approval
- certificate
- certified document
- authorization
- authorisation
Reading
Kana
すみつき
Romaji
sumitsuki