Word Meaning 墨刷り

すみずり sumizuri

墨刷り is read as すみずり (sumizuri) and means woodblock printing done with black ink only.

Meaning

English

woodblock printing done with black ink only
woodblock print made with black ink only

Reading

Kana

すみずり

Romaji

sumizuri

Writing Variants

墨摺り すみずり sumizuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 146976 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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

墨消し

すみけし

blotting out characters with ink