Word Meaning 墨付け

すみつけ sumitsuke

墨付け is read as すみつけ (sumitsuke) and means blackening the face.

Meaning

English

  1. blackening the face

Reading

Kana

すみつけ

Romaji

sumitsuke

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 69736 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

墨付き

すみつき

paper with signature of the shogun or lord

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)

墨付鮫

すみつきざめ

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

お墨付き

おすみつき

paper with signature of the shogun or lord

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

墨書き

すみがき

inking the outlines of a picture

墨画

ぼくが

India-ink drawing

墨流し

すみながし

marbling print