Word Meaning 墨入れ

すみいれ sumiire

墨入れ is read as すみいれ (sumiire) and means inking.

Meaning

English

  1. inking
  2. going over in ink
  3. inkpot
  4. ink bottle

Reading

Kana

すみいれ

Romaji

sumiire

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 34920 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

入れ墨

いれずみ

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)

入墨者

いれずみもの

person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)

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

墨場

ぼくじょう

meeting place for calligraphers and painters

墨家

ぼくか

Mohism

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

墨付け

すみつけ

blackening the face